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Episode 309: Merchant Ships of the Eighteenth Century

Episode 309: Merchant Ships of the Eighteenth Century

by Ben Franklin's World | Aug 17, 2021 | The Kiosk

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/benfranklinsworld/309_Reid.mp3 By the eighteenth century, the Atlantic Ocean had become a busy highway of ships crisscrossing its waters. What do we know about the ships that made these transatlantic voyages and connected the...
Episode 308: Jessica Johnson, Slavery & Freedom in French Louisiana

Episode 308: Jessica Johnson, Slavery & Freedom in French Louisiana

by Ben Franklin's World | Aug 3, 2021 | The Kiosk

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/benfranklinsworld/308_Johnson.mp3   The story of freedom in colonial New Orleans and Louisiana pivoted on the choices black women made to retain control of their bodies, families, and futures. How did black women in colonial...
Episode 307: Michael Hattem, Past and Prologue

Episode 307: Michael Hattem, Past and Prologue

by Ben Franklin's World | Jul 20, 2021 | The Kiosk

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/benfranklinsworld/307_Hattem.mp3   The story of the founding of the United States is a familiar one. It usually (but not always) begins with English settlement at Jamestown, Virginia in 1607, describes the founding and...
Episode 306: The Horse’s Tail: Revolution & Memory in Early New York City

Episode 306: The Horse’s Tail: Revolution & Memory in Early New York City

by Ben Franklin's World | Jul 2, 2021 | The Kiosk

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/benfranklinsworld/306_The_Horses_Tail_w_Ads.mp3 The words of the Declaration of Independence are not the only aspect of the American Revolution that carry power. Visual and material objects from during and after the Revolution also...
Episode 305 Erik Seeman, Speaking with the Dead

Episode 305 Erik Seeman, Speaking with the Dead

by Ben Franklin's World | Jun 22, 2021 | The Kiosk

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/benfranklinsworld/305_Seeman.mp3 Death is one of the few universals in life. Everyone who is born, will die. How do the living make peace with death? While different cultures make peace with death in different ways, Erik Seeman joins...
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