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The Empire: A 250 Year American Story – Civil War Generals
The latest episode of The Empire: A 250 Year American Story turns toward the human architecture of the Civil War—its generals, its illusions, and...
Sojourner Truth: A Voice of Faith, Freedom, and Courage
Few Americans have embodied courage, conviction, and unwavering faith like Sojourner Truth. Born into slavery and denied even the most basic human rights, she...
The Empire: A 250 Year American Story – Coming Apart
The latest installment of The Empire: A 250 Year American Story marks a turning point in the series, stepping into one of the most...
Frederick Douglass: Faith, Freedom, and the Fight Against Slavery
Few figures in American history embody the triumph of courage, intellect, and perseverance more completely than Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery around 1818 on...
Lincoln’s Team of Rivals
When Abraham Lincoln entered the White House in March 1861, he inherited not only a nation on the brink of civil war but also...
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman was born into slavery around 1822 on Maryland's Eastern Shore, where she was given the name Araminta "Minty" Ross. From childhood, she...
The Empire: A 250 Year American Story – The Others (Part 2)
Black Americans stand at the center of the American story long before the Civil War begins, shaping the nation’s identity, economy, and moral contradictions...
The Evolution of Slavery in America
From the first arrival of enslaved Africans in Virginia in 1619 to the vast cotton plantations of the mid-nineteenth century, slavery in America underwent...
The Empire: A 250 Year American Story – The Others (Part 1)
This episode steps away from the main political storyline of The Empire: A 250 Year American Story to examine the experiences of those who...
King Cotton!
Before the Civil War, no commodity shaped the global economy more profoundly than American cotton. During the first half of the nineteenth century, cotton...