In this episode, I talked with Professor Christy Clark-Pujara, an expert in the history of slavery in the North and the author of "Dark Work: The Business of Slavery in RI." We also talked about researching in the archives, CRT, and writing history.  If you like what you hear and want to support...

In this special episode, Professors Kabria Baumgartner and Jim Casey are joined by John H. Muller and I to talk about the colored conventions of the 19th century, and Rhode Island's place in those events.  Here is the link to their ongoing project: https://coloredconventions.org/ If you like...

In this episode, I talk with historian and writer Gloria De Paola about the coal mine that used to exist where Garden City in Cranston currently sits. Did you know that in 2001 a giant hole opened up in the parking lot? Neither did I, but this explains why.  Rhode Island dodged a major bullet...