“I was very reluctant to subscribe to Slate+ but did it for the History of Slavery podcast - which was excellent. The Reconstruction podcast is just as impressive so far. Rebecca and Jamelle choose a particularly lively representative anecdote or two and dig in from there, interviewing scholars (real ones) and reporting on scholarly books. The result is entertaining without being dumbed down. I appreciate these hosts - thank you so much for your work. Jamelle has also been writing about DuBois’ Black Reconstruction and you can find that writing online - I agree with him that it’s one of the most important books written about America - that book (alongside CLR James’ Black Jacobins) has helped me understand the contemporary world more than any other. Keep up the good work, Rebecca and Jamelle!”
Writer single mom via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/16/17