Unpacking 1619 - A Heights Libraries Podcast Heights Libraries
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Unpacking 1619 features interviews with scholars from around the country in which we unpack topics relating to the 1619 Project and race in America. Hosted by Adult Services Librarian John Piche.
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Episode 43 – The Transcontinental Ambitions of the American South with Kevin Waite
Professor Waite discusses his book, West of Slavery: the Southern Dream of a Transcontinental Empire. He explains his thesis that the Southern Slave States had […]
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Episode 44 – Native American Slavery with Andres Resendez
Professor Reséndez discusses his book, The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America. Prof. Reséndez discusses pre-Colonial enslavement among the native people […]
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Episode 45 – Hemings, Baartman and Complicated Fame with Samantha Pinto
Professor Samantha Pinto discusses her book, Infamous Bodies: Early Black Women’s Celebrity and the Afterlives of Rights. Using the idea of “vulnerability” as a touchstone […]
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Episode 46 – Black Trans Feminism Liberation with Marquis Bey
Professor Marquis Bey discusses their book, BLACK TRANS FEMINISM in which they argue that how we define, label, and identify ourselves can be a way […]
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Episode 47 – Shaker Heights’ History of Integration with Laura Meckler
Journalist Laura Meckler of the Washington Post discusses her book, Dream Town: Shaker Heights and the Quest for Racial Equity. Beginning with a historical overview […]
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Episode 48 – Two Face Racism with Leslie Picca
Professor Leslie Picca discusses her work, Two-Faced Racism: Whites in the Backstage and Frontstage, which examines the racial attitudes and behaviors exhibited by whites in […]