The Dangerous History Podcast

Join CJ as he discusses:

• A review of the difference between “a society with slaves” and “a slave society”
• A brief sketch of the concept of ‘cultural hegemony’
• Slavery & the Southern legal system
• The concept of paternalism in the Antebellum South
• The social & cultural impact of slavery on the slaves themselves, the planter class, and non-slaveowning whites

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External Links

• Bob Dylan song “Only a Pawn in their Game” (couldn’t find a good original version, but this is a decent cover)

Join CJ as he discusses:

• Some of the economic aspects of Antebellum slavery
• An overview of the politics of slavery at the federal level during the Antebellum period
• [BTW: When I referenced the “presidential election of 1814” as being between Lewis Cass (Dem) & Zachary Taylor (Whig), I meant “presidential election of 1848.” Don’t know how I mangled that one, cause I know better, and it was correct in my notes, too!]

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Join CJ as he discusses:

• The famous “Cotton is King” speech given by Sen. James Henry Hammond (D-SC) in 1858
• A brief defintion of the term ‘Antebellum’
• Slavery & the US Constitution
• Some major trends & patterns of Antebellum slavery
• How & why cotton became ‘king’ of the Southern economy in the Antebellum period

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Join CJ as he discusses:

• How the American Revolution influenced the discourse on slavery
• British policies towards American slaves during the war
• American policies towards slaves & free blacks during the war
• Slavery in the South post-Independence
• The phasing out of slavery in the North post-Independence

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Internal Links

• DHP Ep. 62: The American Revolution Part V: Ending the War, Winners & Losers

External Links

• 21 Most Successful Black Entrepreneurs Throughout History

Join CJ as he discusses:

• Slavery as a solution to the labor shortages in the New World once enslaved Indians and white indentured servants proved to be inadequate for the purposes of large-scale staple crop agriculture
• The evolution of slavery in different parts of colonial North America, including the Chesapeake colonies, South Carolina & Georgia, French Louisiana, and the Northern colonies
• The evolution of the slave trade into the 18th century
• The evolution of slavery in British North America in the years leading up to the American Revolution

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External Links (Youtube videos about various products of black & white cultural interaction in Southern history)

• A video about the origins of Southern cuisine
• Another video on the same topic
• A video about the history of the banjo
• A video about the origins of rock & roll 

This is part one of a multi-part series on the history of chattel slavery in America.

Join CJ as he discusses:

• Some basic introductions & things to keep in mind for this series
• A very brief overview of the prior history of slavery in history
• The origins of European involvement in the African slave trade, beginning with the Portuguese in the 15th and 16th Centuries
• The beginnings of slavery in the European colonies
• The question of the relationship between racism & slavery, and some possible sources of antiblack racism on the part of Europeans

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External Links

• Daniele Bolelli’s coverage of Roman slave wars in History on Fire