Resources for Understanding and Celebrating Juneteenth 2023
Monday, 19 June marks Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, which celebrates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States. More than two years after President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, Union soldiers entering Galveston, Texas on 19 June 1865 informed African American enslaved people that they were free. Juneteenth became an official […]
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This Is Democracy: Brazil
This week, Jeremi and Zachary are joined by Professor Seth Garfield to discuss Brazil’s history and
This Is Democracy: FBI and J. Edgar Hoover
Jeremi and Zachary sit down with Beverly Gage to discuss the FBI, J. Edgar Hoover, and their role in
This Is Democracy: Infrastructure and Indigenous Communities
This week, Jeremi and Zachary are joined by Professor Erika Bsumek to discuss how major
This Is Democracy: Chinese Protests
This week, Jeremi and Zachary are joined by Dr. Joshua Eisenman to discuss protests and political
This Is Democracy: Anti-Semitism
This week, Jeremi and Zachary are joined by Peter Beinart to discuss the history of anti-semitism in
This Is Democracy: Ukraine War
This week, Jeremi and Zachary talk with Dr. Michael Kimmage about how the Ukraine War has developed
This Is Democracy: Civil War by Other Means
In this two-part episode, Zachary takes a turn at hosting and interviews Jeremi about his new
This Is Democracy: Can History Bring Us Together?
This week, Jeremi and Zachary talk with Jill Lepore about her new book, These Truths: A History