Category Archives: History

Dawn of Day: Stories from the Underground Railroad

Dawn of Day is a historical documentary about the Underground Railroad in Kansas that brings to light Wabaunsee County’s unsung heroes who traversed one of the most turbulent times in our nation’s history. Faith, family, and politics united a community … Continue reading

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Canada has failed

Canada had some goals, but failed to meet them. But that might be better than it sounds. How American, Indigenous, and Quebec relations have changed in Canada since 1867. […]

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Where there’s a Will, there’s a Way | Human Resources podcast

Episode Description We begin our journey in Herefordshire. Kington, specifically, to discover the story behind Lady Hawkins’ School and its links to Sir John Hawkins, Britain’s first slave trader. Featuring Dr. Mirander Kaufmann (http://www.mirandakaufmann.com) and Dr. Misha Ewen (https://www.mishaewen.com). A … Continue reading

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The whitewashing of Rome | Aeon

Jamie Mackay is a writer and translator whose work has appeared in The Guardian, Frieze and The Times Literary Supplement, among others. He is the author of The Invention of Sicily (July 2021). He lives in Florence, Italy. 4,200 words … Continue reading

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The Brewer Who Secretly Revolutionized Statistics | Great Minds: William Gosset

When you have a study with a small sample size, how do you know that the results represent the broader population? Well, thanks to a brewer who needed to assess beer quality in the early 1900s, we now have a … Continue reading

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Who Was Uncle Sam

In this video, I’ll answer the question, “who was Uncle Sam?” The United States of America goes by several monikers: America, the U.S. of A., the Land of Opportunity, and ‘Murica, just to name a few of them. However, the … Continue reading

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The Woman Who Recorded Everything | Answers With Joe

[…]Marion Stokes was an eccentric Philadelphia native who obsessively recorded multiple TV channels on VHS tapes for 35 years. Her archive of over 40,000 tapes have become a priceless document of a pivotal period of American history – and may … Continue reading

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Colossus – The Greatest Secret in the History of Computing

Chris Shore talks about Colossus, how it came to be, how it worked and how it changed the course of World War II. Essential viewing!

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Slavery Reparations Arrive in America, 158 Years Late

One hundred years ago, the idea of reparations was so threatening to White America that talking about it could get you arrested. Now some policymakers are finally taking action. Like almost every American city, Evanston, Illinois, made it difficult over … Continue reading

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How New Zealand Seeks to Right Its Colonial Wrongs

New Zealand’s indigenous people, the Maori, were guaranteed equality when they signed a treaty with the British Crown in 1840, but through the brutal nature of colonization they would lose about 97% of their land through trickery and violence. That … Continue reading

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