People's Historians Podcast

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Black Teachers: A Pedagogy of Organized Resistance (with Jarvis Givens and Imani Perry) May 06, 2025

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In this episode, from our series on Teach the Black Freedom Struggle, our host, Jesse Hagopian and Rethinking Schools executive director Cierra Kaler-Jones speak with historians Jarvis Givens and Imani Perry about the history of Black educators and the new Black Teacher Archive. Read about the event and find related resources.

Black Panther Woman: The Political and Spiritual Life of Ericka Huggins Apr 15, 2025

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In this episode, from our series on Teach the Black Freedom Struggle, our host, Jesse Hagopian and Rethinking Schools executive director Cierra Kaler-Jones speak with historian Mary Frances Phillips about her new book, Black Panther Woman: The Political and Spiritual Life of Ericka Huggins. Read about the event and find related resources.

King of the North: Martin Luther King's Freedom Struggle Outside of the South Mar 25, 2025

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In this episode, from our series on Teach the Black Freedom Struggle, our host, Jesse Hagopian speaks with historian Jeanne Theoharis about Martin Luther King’s activism and organizing in the North. Read about the event and find related resources.

Reconstruction Robbery: The Rise and Betrayal of the Freedman’s Bank Feb 12, 2025

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In this episode, from our series on Teach the Black Freedom Struggle, our host, Jesse Hagopian speaks with historian Justene Hill Edwards about her book, Savings and Trust: The Rise and Betrayal of the Freedman’s Bank. Read about the event and find related resources.

The Healing of Organized Remembering: The Struggle to Teach Truth Jan 14, 2025

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In this episode, from our series on Teach the Black Freedom Struggle, Rethinking Schools executive director Cierra Kaler-Jones speaks with our host, Jesse Hagopian, about his latest book, Teach Truth: The Struggle for Antiracist Education. Read about the event and find related resources.

Black Radicalism, Prison Repression, and the Long Attica Revolt Dec 03, 2024

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In this episode, from our series on Teach the Black Freedom Struggle, our host, Jesse Hagopian speaks with scholar Orisanmi Burton about his book, Tip of the Spear: Black Radicalism, Prison Repression, and the Long Attica Revolt, which argues that prisons are a domain of hidden warfare within U.S. borders. Read about the event and find related resources.

Racism and Resistance in the North During the Civil Rights Movement (w/ Brian Jones) Oct 08, 2024

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In this episode, from our series on Teach the Black Freedom Struggle, our host, Jesse Hagopian speaks with scholar Brian Jones about the history of the Civil Rights Movement in the North and ways that those stories can be included in the curriculum. Read about the event and find related resources.

We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance (w/ Kellie Carter Jackson) Sep 17, 2024

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In this episode, from our series on Teach the Black Freedom Struggle, our host, Jesse Hagopian and Cierra Kaler-Jones speak with Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson about her book, We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance, which is a reframing of the past and present of Black resistance — both nonviolent and violent — to white supremacy. Read about the event and find related resources.

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò on Reparations and Climate Justice May 07, 2024

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In this episode, from our series on Teach the Black Freedom Struggle, our hosts, Jesse Hagopian and Cierra Kaler-Jones speak to Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò about his book Reconsidering Reparations. Read about the event and find related resources.

Black Patience: Performance, Civil Rights, and the Unfinished Project of Emancipation Apr 09, 2024

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In this episode, from our series on Teach the Black Freedom Struggle, our host, Jessica Rucker speaks to Julius B. Fleming Jr. about the role of Black theater in the Black Freedom Struggle and the concept of “Black patience.” Read about the event and find related resources.

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