by Ben Franklin's World | Aug 27, 2024 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/392_Gin-Lum.mp3 What does history have to tell us about how we, as Americans, came to define people by their race–the visual ways we group people based on their skin color, facial features, hair texture, and ancestry?...
by Ben Franklin's World | Aug 13, 2024 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/391_Schinabeck.mp3 Do you ever wonder how governments met and worked in colonial British America? Williamsburg, Virginia, served as the capital of Virginia between 1699 and 1779. During its 80 years of service as capital,...
by Ben Franklin's World | Jul 30, 2024 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk
Ceramics (category). Teapot. Teapot and cover: Creamware; A: footed globular body with crabstock spout and handle, each side painted in brownish red with “No Stamp Act” within cartouche of leaf scrolls and flowers. B: conforming cover with knob finial and...
by Ben Franklin's World | Jul 2, 2024 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/388_Barbier.mp3 Happy Fourth of July! We’ve created special episodes to commemorate, celebrate, and remember the Fourth of July for years. Many of our episodes have focused on the Declaration of Independence, how and why it...
by Ben Franklin's World | Jun 11, 2024 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/386_McGill.mp3 In this special Juneteenth episode, as we honor the emancipation of enslaved African Americans, we will delve into the work of those working to preserve slave dwellings across the United States, safeguarding...
