The Civil War 150 Years Later - BackStory with the American History Guys
by VFH Radio at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities
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Description
This special podcast feed from BackStory is anchored by a three-part series of hour-long episodes looking at the causes and consequences of the Civil War. It also includes shorter Civil War-related segments from previous BackStory episodes.
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Heart of the Stranger that Hovered Near | BackStory correspondent Catherine Moore collects segments of Walt Whitman's Civil War memoirs, diary entries, and poetry to tell the story of the poet's extended encounter with America's wounded. | 7/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Civil War 150th: The Road to Civil War | As America launches a multi-year commemoration of the Civil War, it’s easy to overlook the fact that back in the spring of 1861, disunion was anything but inevitable. | 6/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Civil War 150th: Questions Remain | After 150 years of national conversation--and tens of thousands of books--why does the Civil War still fascinate? Share your stories, questions, and comments here! | 4/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Civil War 150th: Why They Fought | Join the History Guys as they explore the forces and motivations behind Americans' willingness to take up arms against one another. | 3/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Why Southerners Fought | The following clip is an interview featured in the BackStory episode “Civil War 150th: Why They Fought.” You can listen to the entire episode here. The History Guys interview Aaron Sheehan-Dean, historian at the University of North Florida, | 2/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Why Northerners Fought | The following clip is an interview featured in the BackStory episode “Civil War 150th: Why They Fought.” You can listen to the entire episode here. 19th Century Guy Ed Ayers and 20th Century Guy Brian Balogh interview Civil War Historian Gary Galla.. | 2/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lincoln’s Journey | The following narrative of President Lincoln is featured in the BackStory episode “Civil War 150th: The Road to Civil War.” You can listen to the entire episode here. Listen to a narrative of President Lincoln's journey from Illinois to the White H.. | 2/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Slavery & Science | The following audio clip is excerpted from the BackStory episode "Black & White: The Idea of Racial Purity." You can listen to the entire episode here. - Historian Daryl Scott discusses rise of scientific racism and how race has evolved... | 10/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Moulder in Peace, John Brown | Most people think the "John Brown's Body" song is about John Brown the abolitionist. But it's not...really... | 10/26/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Death and the Civil War | Nineteenth Century Guy Ed Ayers speaks with historian Drew Gilpin Faust about how the Civil War altered Americans' attitudes about death. | 6/10/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conflicting Loyalties | Sons of Confederate Veterans spokesman Frank Earnest tells 19th Century History Guy Ed Ayers how he reconciles his Confederate heritage with his identity as a veteran of the U.S. Navy. And he explains what the Confederate flag means to him. | 5/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sarah Hale: The Mother of Thanksgiving | Historian Anne Blue Wills tells the story of Sarah Josepha Hale, a New England magazine editor who campaigned tirelessly to put Thanksgiving on our national calendar. | 5/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Frederick Douglass' Fourth of July Speech | Historian David Blight narrates a reenactment of Frederick Douglass’ 1852 speech, “The Meaning of the Fourth of July for the Negro,” widely known as one of the greatest Abolitionist speeches ever. In it, Douglass highlights the hypocrisy of celebrat | 5/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Soldier’s Heart | Psychologist Edward Tick has spent many years counseling combat veterans, and studying the accounts of previous generations of soldiers. He discusses the ways war was understood in the years before Post Traumatic Stress Disorder existed as a diagnosis. | 5/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Fourteenth Ammendment | Historian Eric Foner discusses the origins and changing meanings of the Fourteenth Amendment. He explains how a law intended to protect individual rights in the wake of the Civil War ended up emboldening corporate power in the Gilded Age and beyond. | 5/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 15 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Amazing
my favorite civil war podcast. thanks for the hard work guys!
