Legacies of the Rebecca Riots and radical Welsh republicanism surviving in the US to this day.
Escaping British punishment or longing to farm the New World? Who emigrated from Wales to the USA in the C19th? What jobs did they do in the US?
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Robert Humphries: is the inaugural director of the Great Plains Welsh Heritage Centre in Wymore, Nebraska in the USA. He is an independent scholar and translator with a master’s degree in Celtic studies from the University of Wales, Trinity Saint David. His research focuses on the Welsh diaspora in the United States during the 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly examining the role of the Welsh language in shaping ethnic identity and its interaction with American society and politics.
In addition to his scholarly work, Robert has co-produced the documentary ‘Pobl y Paith/People of the Prairie’, which explores Welsh immigration and settlement in Nebraska.
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This is an edited version of Blueprint Cymru podcast episode 5. Episode originally recorded on 28 April 2025.
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