Best Center for Public History @ University of Houston Podcasts (2025)

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Stories from the Third Ward: War and the Third Ward 16:31

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Send us a text All over the United States, communities and individuals banded together to support the country during the Second World War. Houston’s Third Ward was no different in this respect. In this special episode, UH graduate students Austin Lee and James Burke weave together accounts originally documented in the African American newspaper, Th…

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Bridging Generations with Collective Biography: Sharing Stories from 1977 43:48

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Send us a text In 1977, thousands of women gathered in Houston, Texas, for the first and only federally funded National Women’s Conference (NWC) in U.S. History. Their purpose was to set and deliver an agenda to the president that would ensure that women’s rights would be a central focus in the wider human rights debate. The Sharing Stories from 19…

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Building Belonging in the Archive: USLDH 43:28

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Send us a text The power of an archive to elevate an underrepresented community cannot be overstated. Since the early 1990s, Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Program ("Recovery") under Arte Público Press at the University of Houston has focused on collecting and making accessible the written legacy of Hispanic and Latino peoples from co…

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Discovering Power in the Past: The Algorithms and Power Systems Architecture Project 52:18

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Send us a text A historian and two engineers walk into a conference…. Rather than the start to a joke, this is a core component of the project, "Algorithms and Power Systems Architecture: Using Historical Analysis to Envision a Sustainable Future.” Led by Dr. Julie Cohn, a research historian (Center for Public History, University of Houston), and t…

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Curating Visibility: Latino cARTographies 51:22

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Send us a text Latino cARTographies is an interactive digital archive and exhibition reimagining Houston through an inclusive vision of Latino art, artists, and community. This project was developed out of the University of Houston’s Center for Mexican American and Latino/a Studies (CMALS) as the brain child of Dr. Pamela Anne Quiroz (Distinguished…

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Reaching New Audiences thru Data Science and UX: SYRIOS 55:44

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Send us a text In an increasingly digitized world, public historians have new opportunities to reach wider audiences than ever before. However, translating our work online for and with public audiences requires more than simply uploading essays and images. In this conversation among the directors of SYRIOS (recorded Fall 2023), we learn how a digit…

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Immigrant Stories: Salomon Imiak 16:07

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Send us a text Over the course of the 20th century, Houston evolved into a global city as immigrants from across the world came to call the city home. In this special supplement, undergraduate students from the University of Houston explore Houston’s undertold immigrant stories. Together, they reveal a range of experiences that uncover often overlo…

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Immigrant Stories: Sara Esquenazi 12:33

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Send us a text Over the course of the 20th century, Houston evolved into a global city as immigrants from across the world came to call the city home. In this special supplement, undergraduate students from the University of Houston explore Houston’s undertold immigrant stories. Together, they reveal a range of experiences that uncover often overlo…

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Immigrant Stories: Kuperman and Hebraica Houston 14:36

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Send us a text Over the course of the 20th century, Houston evolved into a global city as immigrants from across the world came to call the city home. In this special supplement, undergraduate students from the University of Houston explore Houston’s undertold immigrant stories. Together, they reveal a range of experiences that uncover often overlo…

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Recovering Hidden Histories: The Sephardic Latinx Oral History Project 48:44

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Send us a text In Spring 2022, Dr. Mark Goldberg (Associate Professor of History, University of Houston) decided to try something new with his undergraduate history course. As a way of enriching his students’ engagement with Jewish Latinx culture, Goldberg partnered with Holocaust Museum Houston to guide his class through the recording and archivin…

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Finding Radical Hope: 100 Years of Stories 17:23

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Send us a text In the practice of public history, how the wider community receives a project is just as important as the intentions behind its creation. As work done for and with public audiences, the exhibits, media, and spaces we cultivate form a dialogue where agency is shared, emotions are welcome, and diverse experiences are honored. As Dr. St…

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Celebrating a University: 100 Years of Stories 44:50

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Send us a text In 2027, the University of Houston in Texas will celebrate its centennial anniversary. In honor of that upcoming milestone, the Center for Public History (CPH) partnered with UH Libraries and Houston Public Media to collect, share, and preserve stories related to the university’s legacy across one hundred years. On November 30th, 202…

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Accessing Disability History: Cathy Kudlick and Fran Osborne 56:10

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Send us a text In 1977, over 100 people with disabilities and their allies occupied a federal building in San Francisco for almost a month. Part of the national 504 Sit-In, this remarkable protest sought to finally sign into law Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (1973), which would make it illegal for any federally funded facilities or programs…

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Transmitting Infectious Historians: Lee Mordechai and Merle Eisenberg 51:02

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Send us a text What do millennia-old plagues have to do with the current COVID-19 pandemic? In this episode (recorded on May 11, 2022), Dr. Kristina Neumann sits down with Drs. Merle Eisenberg (Assistant Professor of History, Oklahoma State University) and Lee Mordechai (Senior Lecturer, Hebrew University of Jerusalem), late antique & medieval hist…

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Valuing Emotion around HIV/AIDS: Stephen Vider 41:08

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Send us a text According to Dr. Stephen Vider (Assistant Professor of History at Cornell University), capturing feeling is just as important to public history as transmitting knowledge. Whether collecting an oral history or cultivating a museum exhibit, Dr. Vider emphasizes the ethical responsibility to honor people’s bodily and emotional responses…

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Archiving Cancer Care at MD Anderson: Javier Garza 38:04

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Send us a text If a medical institution’s mission is to make cancer a relic of the past, the archivist’s role is to collect, preserve, and make that history available. So says Javier Garza, Senior Library Analyst and Archivist at the MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Historical Resources Center in Houston, TX. In his interview with graduate student Allis…

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Publishing Under-told Stories of Houston: Debbie Harwell 42:40

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Send us a text There are many ways to produce public history, but one of the most unique publications comes from the University of Houston. Houston History magazine is a student-written and edited publication dedicated to the under-told stories of one of the largest and most diverse metropolitan regions of the United States. Join Dr. Debbie Z. Harw…

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Amplifying History in Healthcare: Ronit Stahl 49:39

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Send us a text With debates about healthcare dominating the news, the past resonates all the more. American historian Dr. Ronit Stahl (Associate Professor of History, University of California: Berkeley) clearly illustrates this principle in her conversation with Dr. Mark Goldberg on February 11, 2022. Whether understanding the 2014 Hobby Lobby ruli…

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Making Big Data Talk for Public Health: Merlin Chowkwanyun 46:10

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Send us a text Digital and Analog. Big data and Qualitative Research. Humanities and STEM. Activism and Academia. For some, these concepts may seem like polar opposites, but each is integral to the work of Dr. Merlin Chowkwanyun, a historian at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. In his conversation with Dr. Josiah Rector on Dec.…

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Preserving Protest in Russia: Alexandra Arkhipova 35:26

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Send us a text You might not think of a night in jail as a “nice time,” but for public anthropologist, Dr. Alexandra Arkhipova (Wilson Center, DC), her arrest in Russia in 2017 was both an opportunity for research and part of a long-standing tradition for public scholars within her country. In her interview with Dr. Alexey Golubev - recorded on Mar…

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Engaging Social Justice Activism through Public History: Denise Meringolo 53:19

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Send us a text In order to define, assess, and theorize what we do as public historians, we first need to know our own past as a field. So says Denise Meringolo, a distinguished professor of History at the University of Maryland: Baltimore County. In this final episode of Season 1, recorded on November 5th on 2021, Dr. Meringolo talks with Dr. Lean…

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Stories from the Third Ward: Feeding the Third Ward 14:50

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Send us a text ***WINNER OF THE 2022 UH MEDIA AND MOVING IMAGE STUDENT PRIZE COMPETITION, CRITICAL CATEGORY*** In this special episode, Jovan Slaughter - a UH graduate student in Public History - tells the story of Cream Burger, a family-owned burger joint on the edge of the UH campus. Opened in the early 1960s by her parents, Beverly Greenwood tal…

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Replaying American History through Sports: Frank Guridy 42:07

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Send us a text A history of sports can be a history of the United States. So says Dr. Frank Guridy, an American historian at Columbia University and author of the book, The Sports Revolution: How Texas Changed the Culture of American Athletics (University of Texas Press, 2021). In his conversation with Dr. Mark Goldberg on April 13, 2021, Dr. Gurid…

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Listening for Latina/o Voices: Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez 48:35

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Send us a text For journalist and oral historian Dr. Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez, her mission is clear: to record the experiences and contributions of Latinas and Latinos within the United States. As she explains to Dr. Josiah Rector during their conversation on March 2nd, 2021, for too long have her people been underrepresented within primary sources a…

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Stories from the Third Ward: Third Ward's Eldorado Ballroom 12:46

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Send us a text In this special episode, Rebecca Archer - a UH graduate student in Art History - tells the story of the Eldorado Ballroom, Houston’s “Home of Happy Feet.” Established in 1939 by Anna Dupree, this historic, black-owned music venue in the Third Ward launched the careers of many entertainers and featured some of the greatest acts of the…

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Stories from the Third Ward: The Art and Legacy of Dr. John T. Biggers 21:28

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Send us a text In this special episode, Sheri Schrader – a UH graduate student in Art History – details the life of Dr. John T. Biggers, a prominent African-American artist centered in the Third Ward. Learn about his career as an influential muralist and educator while serving as the founding chairman of the art department at Texas Southern Univers…

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Stories from the Third Ward: Beautifying Third Ward 15:12

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Send us a text In this special episode, Ana Girard - a UH graduate student in Art History - relays her interview with Houstonian artist Maya Imani Watson. A prolific artist in multiple mediums, Watson specifically discusses her two mini murals beautifying Third Ward. This episode was researched and recorded by Ana Girard for the Center for Public H…

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Stories from the Third Ward: Female Physicians of Houston Negro Hospital (Riverside General) 21:52

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Send us a text In this special episode, Allison Anderson - a UH graduate student in U.S. history - tells the story of five African American female physicians who served the Third Ward community. This episode also provides the history of the Houston Negro Hospital (now Riverside General), which was established on June 19th, 1926, as the first non-pr…

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Stories from the Third Ward: Women of Houston’s Student Civil Rights Movement 10:17

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Send us a text In this special episode, Brandy Black - a UH graduate student in anthropology - tells the story of the Texas Southern University women who organized and participated in Houston’s Student Civil Rights Movement. Although many of these women remain unknown, Black highlights three preserved in the archives: Holly Adrienne Hogrobrooks, De…

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Capturing Indigenous Community through Film: Carla Ulrich 30:51

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Send us a text When filmmaker Carla Ulrich talks about her work, the word that emerges over and over again is “community.” A director, writer, and producer based out of Fort Smith in the Northwest Territories of Canada, Ulrich has over ten years of experience making independent films which tell indigenous stories. In her conversation with Dr. Kairn…

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Stories from the Third Ward: Looking Out from Emancipation Park 25:50

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Send us a text ***WINNER OF THE JOSEPH A. PRATT HOUSTON HISTORY PRIZE (CENTER FOR PUBLIC HISTORY), 2022*** In this special episode, Caitlyn Jones - a UH graduate student in public history - tells the story of Emancipation Park in Houston's historic Third Ward. Founded in 1872 by formerly enslaved people to host Juneteenth celebrations, the park rem…

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Cultivating Public Memory during Disease and Disaster: Richard Mizelle 44:23

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Send us a text The past contains stories that are complex and messy, heavy and painful. Nevertheless, it is the obligation of the historian to talk about these crucial topics and make them accessible to people far beyond the university. This is the driving mantra of Dr. Richard Mizelle, Associate Professor of History at the University of Houston an…

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Documenting People through Food, Stories, and Art: Amy C. Evans 35:48

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Send us a text In this episode of Public Historians at Work, Dr. Monica Perales sits down with Amy C. Evans, a Houston-based artist and oral historian, to talk about her work documenting people’s diverse stories over good food and art. In their conversation recorded on December 4, 2020, Amy describes the organic process through which she came to id…

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Honoring Black Agency in an American Democracy: Martha S. Jones 40:01

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Send us a text Historians “are an essential core, an essential thread of the world of ideas, of meaning, of insight and more. The question is how to make that manifest.” So says Dr. Martha Jones, Society of Black Alumni Presidential Professor and Professor of History at Johns Hopkins University. In her conversation with Dr. Leandra Zarnow recorded …

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Tweeting through Race, Policing, and Social Change: Brian D. Behnken 42:07

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Send us a text Whether asked in class or on Twitter, public historian Dr. Brian Behnken has gotten used to hearing one question, “Why didn’t I know this before?” In this episode, Dr. Behnken, Associate Professor of African American and Mexican-American civil rights activism at Iowa State University, talks with Dr. Monica Perales about the hunger of…

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Stories from the Third Ward: War and the Third Ward 16:31

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Bridging Generations with Collective Biography: Sharing Stories from 1977 43:48

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Building Belonging in the Archive: USLDH 43:28

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Discovering Power in the Past: The Algorithms and Power Systems Architecture Project 52:18

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Curating Visibility: Latino cARTographies 51:22

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Reaching New Audiences thru Data Science and UX: SYRIOS 55:44

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Immigrant Stories: Salomon Imiak 16:07

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Immigrant Stories: Sara Esquenazi 12:33

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Immigrant Stories: Kuperman and Hebraica Houston 14:36

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Recovering Hidden Histories: The Sephardic Latinx Oral History Project 48:44

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Finding Radical Hope: 100 Years of Stories 17:23

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Celebrating a University: 100 Years of Stories 44:50

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Accessing Disability History: Cathy Kudlick and Fran Osborne 56:10

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Transmitting Infectious Historians: Lee Mordechai and Merle Eisenberg 51:02

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Valuing Emotion around HIV/AIDS: Stephen Vider 41:08

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Archiving Cancer Care at MD Anderson: Javier Garza 38:04

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Publishing Under-told Stories of Houston: Debbie Harwell 42:40

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Amplifying History in Healthcare: Ronit Stahl 49:39

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Making Big Data Talk for Public Health: Merlin Chowkwanyun 46:10

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Preserving Protest in Russia: Alexandra Arkhipova 35:26

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Engaging Social Justice Activism through Public History: Denise Meringolo 53:19

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Stories from the Third Ward: Feeding the Third Ward 14:50

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Replaying American History through Sports: Frank Guridy 42:07

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Listening for Latina/o Voices: Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez 48:35

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Stories from the Third Ward: Third Ward's Eldorado Ballroom 12:46

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Stories from the Third Ward: The Art and Legacy of Dr. John T. Biggers 21:28

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Stories from the Third Ward: Beautifying Third Ward 15:12

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Stories from the Third Ward: Female Physicians of Houston Negro Hospital (Riverside General) 21:52

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Stories from the Third Ward: Women of Houston’s Student Civil Rights Movement 10:17

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Capturing Indigenous Community through Film: Carla Ulrich 30:51

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Stories from the Third Ward: Looking Out from Emancipation Park 25:50

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Cultivating Public Memory during Disease and Disaster: Richard Mizelle 44:23

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Documenting People through Food, Stories, and Art: Amy C. Evans 35:48

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Honoring Black Agency in an American Democracy: Martha S. Jones 40:01

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Tweeting through Race, Policing, and Social Change: Brian D. Behnken 42:07