The Reckoning: Facing the Legacy of Slavery in America

The Copperhead Conspiracy: Aftermath revisits John Wilkes Booth's assassination of Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865.

["The Copperhead Conspiracy episode follows Confederate plotting in Canada, from Luke Blackburn's yellow-fever scheme to Lincoln kidnap plans.", "Dan Gediman narrates, and journalist Julian Schur, author of The North Star, Canada and the Civil War Plot against Lincoln, explains how Halifax, Barbados, and northern cities fit the story.", "The episode covers the Camp Douglas prison-break plan, the St.

Copperhead Conspiracy: Oh Canada follows Clement Vallandigham after Abraham Lincoln exiles him in June 1863, then tracks his reception in Halifax, Montreal, and at John A.

In Holmes County, Ohio, Colonel William Wallace faced armed draft resisters after reports of 700 to 900 insurgents, a small cannon, and a mob that forced jailed attackers back onto the street.

The Copperhead Conspiracy opens with Illinois Republicans writing Governor Richard Yates after Fort Sumter in April 1861 and asking for rifles because they feared "Democrats marching in the woods." Dan Gediman and historians Jennifer Weber, Chris Phillips, Mark Louse, Eric Jackson, Patrick Lewis, and Robert Churchill trace how anti-war Democrats became a Northern threat during the Civil War.

This episode examines the surge in political violence in the US and connects it to the unresolved legacy of slavery and the Civil War.

This episode explores the history and lasting impact of slavery in America, focusing on Kentucky, and challenges common misunderstandings about the past.

This episode explores the legacy of slavery through the story of Henrietta Wood and the convict leasing system pioneered by Zebulon Ward.

This episode explores the story of Henrietta Wood, a formerly enslaved woman who sued for reparations in the 1870s.

A narrative history podcast exploring the lasting impact of slavery through the story of two families connected to a Kentucky plantation.