Join with us to celebrate African American history month. Some of our most recent podcasts include interviews with top African American historians who have written books on a range of topics from the struggle for civil rights in the South to the pursuit of equality in healthcare in New York City.
Find links to the latest episodes below. To avoid missing a single episode, be sure to subscribe to the Political Affairs podcast. Send us your comments at editor@politicalaffairs.net.
1. Race and the White House, an Interview with Clarence Lusane
On this episode we play our interview with historian Clarence Lusane, author of The Black History of the White House from City Lights Press.
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2. W.E.B. Du Bois in Global Contexts, an interview with Gerald Horne
On this episode we play our recent interview with historian and author Gerald Horne, about his new book W.E.B. Du Bois: A Biography. Plus listener comments.
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3. Boycotting Jim Crow: The Original Anti-Segregation Movement
On this episode we speak with historian Blair L.M. Kelley about her award-winning book Right to Ride: Streetcar Boycotts and African American Citizenship in the Era of Plessy v. Ferguson, recently out by University of North Carolina Press.
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4. Health Politics in Harlem, an Interview with Jamie J. Wilson
On this episode we interview Professor Jamie J. Wilson, author of a fascinating new book titled Building a Healthy Black Harlem: Health Politics in Harlem, New York from the Jazz Age to the Great Depression, just out from Cambria Press, CambriaPress.com.
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On this episode we play our interview with historian Clarence Lusane, author of The Black History of the White House from City Lights Press.
Download mp3 | Read text of interview | subscribe in iTunes
2. W.E.B. Du Bois in Global Contexts, an interview with Gerald Horne
On this episode we play our recent interview with historian and author Gerald Horne, about his new book W.E.B. Du Bois: A Biography. Plus listener comments.
Download mp3 | Read text of interview | subscribe in iTunes
3. Boycotting Jim Crow: The Original Anti-Segregation Movement
On this episode we speak with historian Blair L.M. Kelley about her award-winning book Right to Ride: Streetcar Boycotts and African American Citizenship in the Era of Plessy v. Ferguson, recently out by University of North Carolina Press.
Download mp3 | Read text of interview | subscribe in iTunes
4. Health Politics in Harlem, an Interview with Jamie J. Wilson
On this episode we interview Professor Jamie J. Wilson, author of a fascinating new book titled Building a Healthy Black Harlem: Health Politics in Harlem, New York from the Jazz Age to the Great Depression, just out from Cambria Press, CambriaPress.com.
Download mp3 | Read text of interview | subscribe in iTunes