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The Culture Show PodcastJune 19, 2026 - Annette Gordon-Reed onJuneteenth, Regie Gibson on Shakespeare, and Summer SolsticeHistorian, lawyer and Pulitzer-prize winning author Annette Gordon-Reed joins The Culture Show to talk about her book “On Juneteenth,” which explores the holiday commemorating the day Union troops announced the end of slavery in Texas. We mark the staying power of William Shakespeare with Regie Gibson, the inaugural Poet Laureate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He’s a writer, performer, and educator whose work engages Shakespeare through spoken word .Finally the best-selling author Nina MacLaughlin joins The Culture Show to talk about her essay book “Summer Solstice,” which is a meditation on a season full of long day...
2026-06-1955 min
The Weekly Show with Jon StewartAmerica 250: History vs. Mythology with Annette Gordon-Reed and David BlightAs America prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, Jon is joined by Yale historian David Blight and Harvard historian Annette Gordon-Reed to examine the battle being waged over our national story. Together, they explore why origin stories matter to nations and individuals, discuss how a fuller understanding of American history challenges national myths, and consider how we can continue to aspire toward our founding ideals even as we reckon with our failures. Plus, Jon answers listener questions on Trump at 250, the Knicks, and Taco Bell, hopefully for the last time.
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2026-06-171h 24
Branding Room Only with Paula T. EdgarTruth and Celebration: Stories of Black American History with Prof. Annette Gordon-ReedWe don’t know the faces or names of many enslaved Black people in American history. Some left a small mark of their existence in the very bricks of the buildings their hands built, yet they remain voiceless because their story has been hidden away.Historians like Annette Gordon-Reed know that through sharing the stories of enslaved people, we remember their humanity and preserve historical truth in the process. She’s a Harvard University professor and the award-winning author of The Hemingses of Monticello and On Juneteenth. With her lawyer-like approach, she’s brought light to stories once e...
2026-06-1648 min
New Books in American StudiesAnnette Gordon-Reed ed., "Jefferson on Race: A Reader" (Princeton UP, 2026)From The New York Times–bestselling and Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Hemingses of Monticello, a groundbreaking collection of Thomas Jefferson’s writings on race that every American should read Among America’s Founding Fathers, none was more deeply, personally, or controversially entangled with race and slavery than Thomas Jefferson. The man whose Declaration of Independence proclaimed that “all men are created equal” enslaved more than 600 people of African descent even as he acknowledged the injustice of slavery, saw himself as its opponent, and condemned it in his writings. How is this possible? In Jefferson on Race: A Reader (Princ...
2026-05-311h 06
white people, black music and liberationAnnette Gordon-Reed ed., "Jefferson on Race: A Reader" (Princeton UP, 2026)From The New York Times–bestselling and Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Hemingses of Monticello, a groundbreaking collection of Thomas Jefferson’s writings on race that every American should read Among America’s Founding Fathers, none was more deeply, personally, or controversially entangled with race and slavery than Thomas Jefferson. The man whose Declaration of Independence proclaimed that “all men are created equal” enslaved more than 600 people of African descent even as he acknowledged the injustice of slavery, saw himself as its opponent, and condemned it in his writings. How is this possible? In Jefferson on Race: A Reader (Princeton Univ...
2026-05-301h 08
New Books in Biography & MemoirAnnette Gordon-Reed ed., "Jefferson on Race: A Reader" (Princeton UP, 2026)From The New York Times–bestselling and Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Hemingses of Monticello, a groundbreaking collection of Thomas Jefferson’s writings on race that every American should read Among America’s Founding Fathers, none was more deeply, personally, or controversially entangled with race and slavery than Thomas Jefferson. The man whose Declaration of Independence proclaimed that “all men are created equal” enslaved more than 600 people of African descent even as he acknowledged the injustice of slavery, saw himself as its opponent, and condemned it in his writings. How is this possible? In Jefferson on Race: A Reader (Princ...
2026-05-301h 06
New Books in the American SouthAnnette Gordon-Reed ed., "Jefferson on Race: A Reader" (Princeton UP, 2026)From The New York Times–bestselling and Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Hemingses of Monticello, a groundbreaking collection of Thomas Jefferson’s writings on race that every American should read Among America’s Founding Fathers, none was more deeply, personally, or controversially entangled with race and slavery than Thomas Jefferson. The man whose Declaration of Independence proclaimed that “all men are created equal” enslaved more than 600 people of African descent even as he acknowledged the injustice of slavery, saw himself as its opponent, and condemned it in his writings. How is this possible? In Jefferson on Race: A Reader (Princ...
2026-05-301h 06
NBN Book of the DayAnnette Gordon-Reed ed., "Jefferson on Race: A Reader" (Princeton UP, 2026)From The New York Times–bestselling and Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Hemingses of Monticello, a groundbreaking collection of Thomas Jefferson’s writings on race that every American should read Among America’s Founding Fathers, none was more deeply, personally, or controversially entangled with race and slavery than Thomas Jefferson. The man whose Declaration of Independence proclaimed that “all men are created equal” enslaved more than 600 people of African descent even as he acknowledged the injustice of slavery, saw himself as its opponent, and condemned it in his writings. How is this possible? In Jefferson on Race: A Reader (Princ...
2026-05-301h 06
New Books in HistoryAnnette Gordon-Reed ed., "Jefferson on Race: A Reader" (Princeton UP, 2026)From The New York Times–bestselling and Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Hemingses of Monticello, a groundbreaking collection of Thomas Jefferson’s writings on race that every American should read Among America’s Founding Fathers, none was more deeply, personally, or controversially entangled with race and slavery than Thomas Jefferson. The man whose Declaration of Independence proclaimed that “all men are created equal” enslaved more than 600 people of African descent even as he acknowledged the injustice of slavery, saw himself as its opponent, and condemned it in his writings. How is this possible? In Jefferson on Race: A Reader (Princ...
2026-05-301h 06
New Books in Intellectual HistoryAnnette Gordon-Reed ed., "Jefferson on Race: A Reader" (Princeton UP, 2026)From The New York Times–bestselling and Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Hemingses of Monticello, a groundbreaking collection of Thomas Jefferson’s writings on race that every American should read Among America’s Founding Fathers, none was more deeply, personally, or controversially entangled with race and slavery than Thomas Jefferson. The man whose Declaration of Independence proclaimed that “all men are created equal” enslaved more than 600 people of African descent even as he acknowledged the injustice of slavery, saw himself as its opponent, and condemned it in his writings. How is this possible? In Jefferson on Race: A Reader (Princ...
2026-05-301h 06
New Books in African American StudiesAnnette Gordon-Reed ed., "Jefferson on Race: A Reader" (Princeton UP, 2026)From The New York Times–bestselling and Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Hemingses of Monticello, a groundbreaking collection of Thomas Jefferson’s writings on race that every American should read Among America’s Founding Fathers, none was more deeply, personally, or controversially entangled with race and slavery than Thomas Jefferson. The man whose Declaration of Independence proclaimed that “all men are created equal” enslaved more than 600 people of African descent even as he acknowledged the injustice of slavery, saw himself as its opponent, and condemned it in his writings. How is this possible? In Jefferson on Race: A Reader (Princ...
2026-05-301h 06
New Books in Indigenous StudiesAnnette Gordon-Reed ed., "Jefferson on Race: A Reader" (Princeton UP, 2026)From The New York Times–bestselling and Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Hemingses of Monticello, a groundbreaking collection of Thomas Jefferson’s writings on race that every American should read Among America’s Founding Fathers, none was more deeply, personally, or controversially entangled with race and slavery than Thomas Jefferson. The man whose Declaration of Independence proclaimed that “all men are created equal” enslaved more than 600 people of African descent even as he acknowledged the injustice of slavery, saw himself as its opponent, and condemned it in his writings. How is this possible? In Jefferson on Race: A Reader (Princ...
2026-05-301h 06
New Books in American PoliticsAnnette Gordon-Reed ed., "Jefferson on Race: A Reader" (Princeton UP, 2026)From The New York Times–bestselling and Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Hemingses of Monticello, a groundbreaking collection of Thomas Jefferson’s writings on race that every American should read Among America’s Founding Fathers, none was more deeply, personally, or controversially entangled with race and slavery than Thomas Jefferson. The man whose Declaration of Independence proclaimed that “all men are created equal” enslaved more than 600 people of African descent even as he acknowledged the injustice of slavery, saw himself as its opponent, and condemned it in his writings. How is this possible? In Jefferson on Race: A Reader (Princ...
2026-05-301h 06
Princeton UP Ideas PodcastAnnette Gordon-Reed ed., "Jefferson on Race: A Reader" (Princeton UP, 2026)From The New York Times–bestselling and Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Hemingses of Monticello, a groundbreaking collection of Thomas Jefferson’s writings on race that every American should read Among America’s Founding Fathers, none was more deeply, personally, or controversially entangled with race and slavery than Thomas Jefferson. The man whose Declaration of Independence proclaimed that “all men are created equal” enslaved more than 600 people of African descent even as he acknowledged the injustice of slavery, saw himself as its opponent, and condemned it in his writings. How is this possible? In Jefferson on Race: A Reader (Princ...
2026-05-301h 06
Everyday AnarchismThomas Jefferson: Radical, Revolutionary, Enslaver -- Annette Gordon-ReedFor this first episode in the Radicalism in the American Revolution series, historian Annette Gordon-Reed joins me to discuss her new book Jefferson on Race, a collection of writings by Jefferson on the topic of race from throughout his entire career. Anette and I grapple with a pair of irresolvable facts about Jefferson: he was a race radical and an enslaver.You can find the link to Annette's book here: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691122069/jefferson-on-raceHere's the letter to Jefferson from "A Slave" that strikes an apocalyptic tone on slavery and uses Jefferson's...
2026-04-2939 min
Reunion: A Podcast About Family HistoriesReunion 02: Family, Race, and Memoir with Annette Gordon-ReedIn the early hours of a September morning in 1789, a sixteen-year-old girl prepared to leave Paris. Her name was Sally Hemings. For nearly two years, she had lived in the city, part of Thomas Jefferson’s household. In France, slavery was illegal. She could have stayed. She could have claimed her freedom and begun a life beyond Jefferson’s reach. But she did not. Instead, she agreed to return to Virginia—a place where her body and her children would belong to Jefferson by law. She bargained for what she could: a promise that those children, born enslaved, would one da...
2026-01-1928 minThe Culture Show PodcastJune 18, 2025 - Annette Gordon-Reed, J. Courtney Sullivan, and the Boston Pizza FestivalHistorian, lawyer and Pulitzer-prize winning author Annette Gordon-Reed joins The Culture Show to talk about her latest book “On Juneteenth,” which explores the holiday commemorating the day Union troops announced the end of slavery in Texas. From there best-selling author J. Courtney Sullivan joins The Culture Show to talk about her latest novel, “The Cliffs.” It is an intricately layered novel of family, spirits, and secrets set on the seaside cliffs of Maine.Finally, we top things off with a preview of this year’s Boston Pizza Festival. The festival co-directors, Raffaele Scalzi and Giancarlo Natale, join...
2025-06-1855 min
Branding Room Only with Paula T. EdgarTruth and Celebration: Stories of Black American History with Prof. Annette Gordon-ReedWe don’t know the faces or names of many enslaved Black people in American history. Some left a small mark of their existence in the very bricks of the buildings their hands built, yet they remain voiceless because their story has been hidden away.Historians like Annette Gordon-Reed know that through sharing the stories of enslaved people, we remember their humanity and preserve historical truth in the process. She’s a Harvard University professor and the award-winning author of The Hemingses of Monticello and On Juneteenth. With her lawyer-like approach, she’s brought light to stories once e...
2025-06-1749 min
Dialogue with Marcia FranklinAnnette Gordon-Reed: Sally Hemings of Monticello Host Marcia Franklin sits down with historian and law professor Annette Gordon-Reed about her book, The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family. The book, which won both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize, explores the complex bonds between President Thomas Jefferson and one of his slave families, the Hemingses. Using primary source documents, as well as second-hand accounts, Gordon-Reed tries to piece together the relationship between Jefferson and Sally Hemings, with whom most historians now believe he had as many as seven children. Hemings, a s...
2025-04-1329 minThe Culture Show PodcastFebruary 11, 2025 - Cillian Murphy, Annette Gordon-Reed, and Boston's Old North ChurchOscar-winning actor Cillian Murphy discusses his film “Small Things Like These,” which he produced and starred in. He also gives us a preview of the Peaky Blinders movie.From there, Annette Gordon-Reed. She’s an historian, lawyer and Pulitzer-prize winning writer. Her latest book, “On Juneteenth,” explores the holiday commemorating the day Union troops announced the end of slavery in Texas. Finally, famous for its role in the historic ride, Boston’s Old North Church has embarked on its own journey to restore the artwork that graced its walls during the American Revolution. Culture Show Producer Kate De...
2025-02-1155 min
Reckoning with Jason HerbertEpisode 110: From the Vault: Die Hard Is More Than A Christmas Movie with Dr. Annette Gordon-Reed and Dr. Craig Bruce SmithThis week we venture back to one of our earliest podcast episodes to talk about Die Hard with Annette Gordon-Reed and Craig Bruce Smith. We know Die Hard is a Christmas movie, but is it the quintessential 80s film? Find out when you listen in.
2024-12-2455 minThe Culture Show PodcastNovember 26, 2024 - Annette Gordon-Reed, Nantucket Looms, and Mary GrantAnnette Gordon-Reed is renowned for her groundbreaking work on Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings. She was the first Black person awarded the Pulitzer Prize for History. She was honored with MacArthur and Guggenheim Fellowships, and won the National Book Award for “The Hemingses of Monticello.” Jared Bowen recently caught up with her to talk about her latest book, “On Juneteenth,” at the GBH studio at the Boston Public Library as part of Boston Speaker Series.Next, Nantucket has a history of women-operated businesses because the men were often away at sea, on whaling ships for years on end. Tha...
2024-11-2649 min
On The RecordBaltimore Speakers Series: A reexamination of history with Annette Gordon-ReedAnnette Gordon-Reed has had enormous impact on how historians formulate their questions and search for answers. She will talk about her books and her work at the Baltimore Speakers Series presented by Stevenson University on Thurs. Nov. 14.Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers mharvie@wypr.org 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers mgerr@wypr.org 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his sbdawes@wypr.org 410-235-1472]]>
2024-11-1312 min
Hear Timeless Classics and Contemporary Favorites Through Cinematic Spoken Word Experiences DailyAndrew Johnson: The American Presidents Series: The 17th President, 1865-1869 Audiobook by Annette Gordon-Reedhttps://libranovo.com/freeListen to free audiobooks with a 30-day free trial!Title: Andrew Johnson: The American Presidents Series: The 17th President, 1865-1869Genres: Biography & Memoir, Law & Politics, History & CultureAuthor: Annette Gordon-ReedNarrator: Allyson JohnsonRelease date: 10-22-2024Length: 4:56:41Language: EnglishPublisher: Tantor MediaDescription:A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian recounts the tale of the unwanted president who ran afoul of Congress over Reconstruction and was nearly removed from office
Andrew Johnson never expected to be president. But just six weeks after becoming Abraham Lincoln's...
2024-10-2230 min
Immerse Yourself In This Vivid Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference.Andrew Johnson by Annette Gordon-Reed, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. - editor, Sean Wilentz - editorPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/28086to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Andrew Johnson
Author: Annette Gordon-Reed, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. - editor, Sean Wilentz - editor
Narrator: Allyson Johnson
Format: mp3
Length: 4 hrs and 56 mins
Release date: 10-22-24
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 3 ratings
Genres: Military
Publisher's Summary:
Andrew Johnson never expected to be president. But just six weeks after becoming Abraham Lincoln's vice president, the events at Ford's Theatre thrust him into the nation's highest office. Johnson faced a nearly impossible task—to succeed America's greatest chief executive, to bind the nation's wounds after the Civil War, and to wo...
2024-10-224h 56Savor An Life-Enhancing Full Audiobook And Elevate Your Mindset.Andrew Johnson by Annette Gordon-Reed, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. - editor, Sean Wilentz - editorPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/25894to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Andrew Johnson
Author: Annette Gordon-Reed, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. - editor, Sean Wilentz - editor
Narrator: Allyson Johnson
Format: mp3
Length: 4 hrs and 56 mins
Release date: 10-22-24
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 3 ratings
Genres: Americas
Publisher's Summary:
Andrew Johnson never expected to be president. But just six weeks after becoming Abraham Lincoln's vice president, the events at Ford's Theatre thrust him into the nation's highest office. Johnson faced a nearly impossible task—to succeed America's greatest chief executive, to bind the nation's wounds after the Civil War, and to wo...
2024-10-224h 56
10-Minute TalksWhat was the relationship between Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings?Expanding on her book, ‘Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy’, Professor Annette Gordon-Reed unpacks the evidence around this contested relationship and the role of historians in erasing the narratives of enslaved people. Exploring the ‘American dilemma’, this talk investigates the contradiction between Jefferson’s commitment to equality and his ownership of enslaved people. Speaker: Professor Annette Gordon-Reed FBA, Carl M Loeb University Professor, Harvard University This podcast is for informative and educational purposes. A blog version of this 10-Minute Talk is available: https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/blog/what-was-the-relationship-between-thomas-jefferson-and-sally-hemings/ For further re...
2024-10-0409 min
KPFA - Letters and PoliticsOn Juneteenth: A Conversation with Annette Gordon-Reed
Guest: Annette Gordon-Reed is the Carl M. Loeb University Professor at Harvard University. The author of Pulitzer Prize–winning The Hemingses of Monticello and her latest, On Juneteenth.
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2024-06-1959 min
Branding Room Only with Paula T. EdgarTruth and Celebration: Stories of Black American History with Prof. Annette Gordon-ReedWe don’t know the faces or names of many enslaved Black people in American history. Some left a small mark of their existence in the very bricks of the buildings their hands built, yet they remain voiceless because their story has been hidden away.Historians like Annette Gordon-Reed know that through sharing the stories of enslaved people, we remember their humanity and preserve historical truth in the process. She’s a Harvard University professor and the award-winning author of The Hemingses of Monticello and On Juneteenth. With her lawyer-like approach, she’s brought light to stories once e...
2024-06-1846 min
Absorb Into A Unforgettable Full Audiobook Before Bedtime.Charleston by Susan Crawford, Annette Gordon-Reed - forewordPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/225155to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Charleston
Author: Susan Crawford, Annette Gordon-Reed - foreword
Narrator: Carrie Coello
Format: mp3
Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
Release date: 04-30-24
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 2 ratings
Genres: Environmental
Publisher's Summary:
At least thirteen million Americans will have to move away from American coasts in the coming decades, as rising sea levels and increasingly severe storms put lives at risk and cause billions of dollars in damages. In Charleston, South Carolina, denial, boosterism, widespread development, and public complacency about racial issues compound; the city, like our country, has no plan...
2024-04-3010h 14
EA UnlockedA Conversation with Harvard Historian Annette Gordon-ReedHarvard University historian Annette Gordon-Reed recently spent the day at The Episcopal Academy for this year's Walter W. Buckley, Jr. '55 American History Lecture Series. Ms. Gordon-Reed is the Carl M. Loeb University Professor at Harvard University. She has won 16 book prizes, including the Pulitzer Prize in History in 2009 and the National Book Award in 2008, for The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family. Her most recent book is On Juneteenth, a memoir and history of Texas. Other honors include a Guggenheim Fellowship in the humanities, a MacArthur Fellowship, and the National Book Award. ...
2024-04-2510 min
Open Book with Anthony ScaramucciAnnette Gordon-Reed, On JuneteenthThis week, Anthony talks with esteemed Harvard University professor and Pulitzer Prize winning author Annette Gordon-Reed, about her recent book On Juneteenth. As a Texas native, Annette shares an incredibly personal story and profoundly truthful narrative of the long road to Juneteenth, its importance to American history, and how it has evolved since becoming a federal holiday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2023-09-2041 min
The ThinkND PodcastJuneteenth with Dr. Gordon-ReedOn Friday, June 23, 2023, Black Alumni of Notre Dame (BA of ND) gathered virtually for a captivating book discussion with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Dr. Annette Gordon-Reed about her book On Juneteenth. In this thought-provoking memoir, Dr. Gordon-Reed skillfully intertwines personal recollections with historical analysis to explore the significance of Juneteenth in American history and her own experiences growing up in Texas.During our virtual discussion, we delve into the themes and ideas presented in the book, examining the historical context of Juneteenth as well as its continued relevance in contemporary society. We explore Dr. Gordon-Reed's unique...
2023-07-241h 07
History As It HappensOur Radical Declaration w/ Annette Gordon-Reed & Joseph EllisThis is the last in a three-part series of episodes about the radicalism of the Declaration of Independence and enduring importance of the American Revolution. Whatever its authors meant by them at the time – in the summer of '76 while at war with Great Britain – the words the American revolutionaries wrote in the Declaration of Independence would inspire generations of Americans of all races and creeds to fulfill the promise of fundamental human equality and liberty, the most radical idea of the 18th century and today. And that's despite the fact that the document's primary author didn't live...
2023-07-0656 min
The Road to NowJuneteenth w/ Annette Gordon-ReedJuneteenth, which celebrates the emancipation of enslaved Americans at the end of the Civil War, has gone from a local holiday in Texas to a national day of celebration for many Americans. In this episode we speak with legal scholar and Pulitzer Prize winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed about her new book On Juneteenth and the ways that the holiday, her personal story and the history of the US can help us better understand the world today. Annette Gordon-Reed is Charles Warren Professor of American Legal History at Harvard University, where she is also the Carol K. Pforzheimer...
2023-06-1252 min
Reckoning with Jason HerbertDie Hard with Annette Gordon-Reed and Craig Bruce SmithWe all know Die Hard is a Christmas movie, but is it a history movie? This week we're talking to two of the most prominent historians of the Early American Republic to get to the bottom of the debates. You're gonna love where this goes. Annette Gordon-Reed is the Carl M. Loeb University Professor at Harvard. Gordon-Reed won sixteen book prizes, including the Pulitzer Prize in History in 2009 and the National Book Award in 2008, for The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family (W.W. Norton, 2008). In addition to articles and reviews, her other works include...
2022-12-2155 min
For the Ages: A History PodcastA Conversation with Annette Gordon-ReedAcclaimed historian Annette Gordon-Reed is renowned for her work uncovering both the political and the private life of one of America’s most celebrated Founders, Thomas Jefferson. In a conversation moderated by American philanthropist David M. Rubenstein, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family looks at the enigmatic third President’s vision of himself, the Revolution, and the American experiment taking shape around him. Recorded on March 19, 2017
2022-10-1734 min
Discovery & InspirationAnnette Gordon-Reed & Peter S. Onuf, “Most Blessed of the Patriarchs”Annette Gordon-Reed (NHC Trustee), Charles Warren Professor of American Legal History, Harvard Law School; Peter S. Onuf, Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation Professor, Emeritus, University of Virginia
Primarily set at Monticello, where Jefferson not only developed his Enlightenment values but oversaw the workings of a slave plantation, “Most Blessed of the Patriarchs” looks to shed light on perhaps the most complex of America’s Founding Fathers. Two of the world’s leading scholars of Jefferson’s life and accomplishments, Annette Gordon-Reed and Peter S. Onuf, join forces to fundamentally challenge much of what we think we know and help create a portrait o...
2022-09-291h 01
Skipped HistoryProfessor Annette Gordon-Reed on JuneteenthI chatted with Harvard Professor Annette Gordon-Reed about the history of Juneteenth! If you’re having trouble, you can learn how to access the podcast episode here. My understanding is that after completing the process once, you’ll have access to all future episodes.For convenience, here are some quick directions if you’re on your phone: click on ‘Open in player.’ From there, you’ll be prompted to listen in the Substack app or Apple podcasts. In Apple podcasts, you might be prompted to add a new URL or RSS feed. Just click yes through the prompts, and...
2022-06-1715 min
Words, Wit, and Wisdom from Dartmouth Commencement SpeechesAnnette Gordon-Reed's Commencement Address at Dartmouth College"I learned many things here, but what I value most was the validation of an enthusiasm that often gives birth to passion, because passion is absolutely required to do anything with excellence—whether it is writing a book, making a movie, raising children, or maintaining friendships," Annette Gordon-Reed ’81 told Dartmouth's Class of 2021.Transcript.
2022-06-0914 min
Speaking FreelyAnnette Gordon-Reed on JuneteenthJuneteenth is coming up soon, on Sunday, June 19th. I had the opportunity for a wide ranging conversation, with Pulitzer prize winning author and Harvard professor, Annette Gordon-Reed, after she visited Portland recently. We talked about her book about Juneteenth, Portland’s rally against hate, the recent mass murder in upstate New York, violence in America, what she feels is lacking in education today, and her appearance as a Hatfield series speaker for the Oregon Historical society. But first, I asked her what she thought about Portland. A great talk, with Professor, Author, Lawyer, and Historian, Annette Gordo...
2022-06-0628 min
Global Connections with Robert Siegel - Navigating The New NormalAmerica's Race Crisis: Interviews with Prof. Eddie Glaude, Prof. Annette Gordon-Reed, & Rabbi Davis SapersteinAmerican Friends of Rabin Medical Center presents its monthly leaders forum, Global Connections with Robert Siegel: Navigating the New Normal, on society, the economy, real estate, medicine, technology and science.
Moderator Robert Siegel (host of NPR's All Things Considered from 1987-2018) interviews:
Prof. Eddie Glaude (Chair, Department of African American Studies, Princeton University)
Prof. Annette Gordon-Reed (Professor of History, Harvard University; Pulitzer Prize, The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family)
Rabbi David Saperstein (former US Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom)
Global Connections is presented by American Friends of Rabin Medical Ce...
2022-04-251h 05
Cross-Examining HistoryCross-Examining History Episode 43 - Annette Gordon-ReedTalmage Boston holds a live cross-examination style interview of Annette Gordon-Reed, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, historian, and Harvard Professor, on her newest book On Juneteenth.
2022-04-0633 min
Beyond the Page: The Best of the Sun Valley Writers’ ConferenceAnnette Gordon-Reed: Getting History RightIs Thomas Jefferson to be deplored as a slave-owner who had a family with a young woman he owned or is he to be celebrated as one of the country's most essential and gifted founders? Or, should he be both--condemned and revered? That is the question Annette Gordon-Reed, the brilliant Harvard law professor, historian, and author of the Pulitzer prize-winning The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family, has long wrestled with. In conversation with SVWC associate director Anne Taylor Fleming, Gordon-Reed reflects on her evolving feelings about Jefferson and on the moral responsibility of the historian, and talks about her re...
2022-02-2236 min
The Marianne Williamson PodcastJefferson and Hemings: On Slavery, Race, and Love | A Conversation with Annette Gordon-ReedWilliamson discusses the relationship between Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings with Harvard historian Annette-Gordon Reed. To learn more visit MarianneWilliamson.Substack.com
2022-02-2132 min
Dialogue with Marcia FranklinHistorian Annette Gordon-Reed: Sally Hemings of MonticelloHost Marcia Franklin sits down with historian and law professor Annette Gordon-Reed about her book, The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family. The book, which won both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize, explores the complex bonds between President Thomas Jefferson and one of his slave families, the Hemingses. Using primary source documents, as well as second-hand accounts, Gordon-Reed tries to piece together the relationship between Jefferson and Sally Hemings, with whom most historians now believe he had as many as seven children. Hemings, a slave at Monticello, was also the half-sister of Jefferson's wife, M...
2022-02-2029 min
With the Bark Off: Conversations on the American Presidency“You don't understand Jefferson, if you don't understand the way he exploited his enslaved people.” A Conversation With Annette Gordon-Reed and Peter OnufAnnette Gordon-Reed is the Carl M. Loeb University Professor at Harvard University. She's the author of six books, including The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family, for which she won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. Peter Onuf is the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Professor Emeritus in the Department of History at the University of Virginia. He's also author of numerous books, including most recently Statehood and Union: A History of the Northwest Ordinance. In 2017, these two giants in the history of the early American republic teamed up to publish the book at the heart...
2022-02-1744 min
All About Books"On Juneteenth" by Annette Gordon-ReedAnnette Gordon-Reed grew up in Texas. In her book “On Juneteenth” she brings together American history, her family chronicle and a historian’s view of the path for the nation that started in Galveston Texas on June 19th, 1865.
2022-02-0907 min
Juneteenth ConversationsConversations with Annette Gordon Reed - Part ThreeIn the third of three episodes, Dr. Michael Cartwright, Vice President of University Mission at the University of Indianapolis and host of Juneteenth Conversations podcast, discusses Annette Gordon Reed’s book On Juneteenth with colleagues in the Office of Equity and Inclusion at the University of Indianapolis.
2021-11-2341 minJuneteenth ConversationsConversations with Annette Gordon Reed - Part TwoIn the second of three episodes, Dr. Michael Cartwright, Vice President of University Mission at the University of Indianapolis and host of Juneteenth Conversations podcast, discusses Annette Gordon Reed’s book On Juneteenth with colleagues in the Office of Equity and Inclusion at the University of Indianapolis.
2021-11-2335 minJuneteenth ConversationsConversations with Annette Gordon Reed - Part OneIn the first of three episodes, Dr. Michael Cartwright, Vice President of University Mission at the University of Indianapolis and host of Juneteenth Conversations podcast, discusses Annette Gordon Reed’s book On Juneteenth with colleagues in the Office of Equity and Inclusion at the University of Indianapolis.
2021-10-0440 min
In Lieu of Fun: #DogShirtTVAnnette Gordon-ReedWherein we are joined by Annette Gordon-Reed, historian and law professor at Harvard, Pulitzer Prize winner, and most recently. the author of "On Juneteenth"! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-08-251h 01
Enoch Pratt Free Library PodcastAnnette Gordon-Reed, On JuneteenthPresented in partnership with the Reginald F. Lewis Museum. Annette Gordon-Reed is in conversation with Lawrence Jackson about her new book, On Juneteenth. In ON JUNETEENTH, Gordon-Reed combines her own scholarship with a personal and intimate reflection of an overlooked holiday that has suddenly taken on new significance in a post-George Floyd world. As Gordon-Reed writes, “It is staggering that there is no date commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.” Yet, Texas—the last state to free its slaves—has long acknowledged the moment on June 19...
2021-06-291h 01
Sounds Good with Branden HarveyHow to Keep Juneteenth Alive All Year RoundPulitzer Prize winner Professor Annette Gordon-Reed has been celebrating Juneteenth her entire life. But in light of the global spotlight on the Black Lives Matter movement from last year’s protests against police brutality, more and more people are aware of what Juneteenth represents for America. As well as a celebration of Black joy and liberty, Juneteenth is an opportunity to reflect on the history of emancipation—and how we can continue to fight for civil rights the other days of the year too.
In this episode, Professor Gordon Reed — a notable American historian and Harvard professor — shares w...
2021-06-2829 min
W.E.B.S. RADIO PODCASTSLiving The Blues: A review of the book "On Juneteenth" by Author Annette Gordon-ReedAuthor Annette Gordon-Reed's book "On Juneteenth" discusses the issues surrounding the celebration from her view born in Texas, where it all began. Although Juneteenth is now a Federal Holiday, there are still some African American people who are familiar with what the day is all about. A few people from the community read the book and dropped by to share what they thought. Listen as Carol Shaheed, Dr. MaryAnn Harris and Eboni Bogan provide their insight on this short read.
2021-06-2318 min
92NY TalksAnnette Gordon-Reed with Brent Staples: In Celebration of JuneteenthJoin Pulitzer Prize-winning writers Annette Gordon-Reed and Brent Staples for a discussion of Gordon-Reed's new book, On Juneteenth — a stirring reflection on how the holiday commemorating the freeing of African-American slaves in the United States is celebrated. Focusing on her upbringing in Texas, Gordon-Reed's candid meditation on the complex mythologies of her state's relationship to the holiday provides a personal but historically grounded lens on race in America. Hear her and Staples discuss the book and break down the controversies surrounding Juneteenth's celebration, its renewed significance in the wake of last summer's protests, and more.
2021-06-191h 07
The City Lights CollectiveHistorian Annette Gordon-Reed's "On Juneteenth"Lois Reitzes interviews historian Annette Gordon-Reed about her book "On Juneteenth"; Matthew A. Cherry about his short film "Hair Love"; and artist Charmaine Minniefield about her exhibition "Remembrance As Resistance" at Oakland Cemetery.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2021-06-1850 min
The Exchange from NHPRReplay: 'On Juneteenth' With Historian Annette Gordon-ReedAlthough Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, the Civil War prevented it being enacted in much of the South. Emancipation Day, now known as Juneteenth, commemorates June 19, 1865, when around 250,000 enslaved people were declared free in Texas. NHPR's Peter Biello talks with historian Annette Gordon-Reed, whose book, On Juneteenth, gives a view of the country’s road to Juneteenth, recounting both its origins in Texas and episodes from her life growing up in Texas. In 1965, she was the first child to integrate her town’s all-white schools. Juneteenth became a N.H. state holiday in 2019.
2021-06-1756 min
The ExchangeReplay: 'On Juneteenth' With Historian Annette Gordon-ReedAlthough Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, the Civil War prevented it being enacted in much of the South. Emancipation Day, now known as Juneteenth, commemorates June 19, 1865, when around 250,000 enslaved people were declared free in Texas. NHPR's Peter Biello talks with historian Annette Gordon-Reed, whose book, On Juneteenth, gives a view of the country’s road to Juneteenth, recounting both its origins in Texas and episodes from her life growing up in Texas. In 1965, she was the first child to integrate her town’s all-white schools. Juneteenth became a N.H. state holiday in 2019.
2021-06-1756 minThe Exchange'On Juneteenth' With Historian Annette Gordon-ReedAlthough Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, the Civil War prevented it being enacted in much of the South. Emancipation Day, now known as Juneteenth, commemorates June 19, 1865, when around 250,000 enslaved people were declared free in Texas. NHPR's Peter Biello talks with historian Annette Gordon-Reed, whose book, On Juneteenth, gives a view of the country’s road to Juneteenth, recounting both its origins in Texas and episodes from her life growing up in Texas. In 1965, she was the first child to integrate her town’s all-white schools. Juneteenth became a N.H. state holiday in 2019.
2021-06-1456 minThe Exchange from NHPR'On Juneteenth' With Historian Annette Gordon-ReedAlthough Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, the Civil War prevented it being enacted in much of the South. Emancipation Day, now known as Juneteenth, commemorates June 19, 1865, when around 250,000 enslaved people were declared free in Texas. NHPR's Peter Biello talks with historian Annette Gordon-Reed, whose book, On Juneteenth, gives a view of the country’s road to Juneteenth, recounting both its origins in Texas and episodes from her life growing up in Texas. In 1965, she was the first child to integrate her town’s all-white schools. Juneteenth became a N.H. state holiday in 2019.
2021-06-1456 min
Q&AAnnette Gordon-Reed, Author, "On Juneteenth"Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and Harvard professor Annette Gordon-Reed talks about the history and legacy of Juneteenth - June 19th - the day in 1865 that enslaved African Americans in Texas were informed of their emancipation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2021-06-1458 min
The Road to NowJuneteenth w/ Annette Gordon-ReedJuneteenth, which celebrates the emancipation of enslaved Americans at the end of the Civil War, has gone from a local holiday in Texas to a national day of celebration for many Americans. In this episode we speak with legal scholar and Pulitzer Prize winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed about her new book On Juneteenth and the ways that the holiday, her personal story and the history of the US can help us better understand the world today. Annette Gordon-Reed is Charles Warren Professor of American Legal History at Harvard University, where she is also the Carol K. Pforzheimer...
2021-06-0759 min
The Last Best Hope?Thomas Jefferson and the American Paradox, with Annette Gordon-ReedWhat are we to make of the most famous of American Paradoxes: that Thomas Jefferson, who claimed as a "self-evident truth" the principle that "all men are created equal" was a slaveholder? In this episode, Adam discusses this problem with Pullitzer prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed. With the US undergoing one of the most profound racial reckonings for decades, how should the morally ambiguous legacy of the Founders be understood? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-05-2831 min
Get Complete Audiobooks in High QualityEnjoy On Juneteenth from Annette Gordon-ReedPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/501098 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: On Juneteenth
Author: Annette Gordon-Reed
Narrator: Karen Chilton
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 3 hours 44 minutes
Release date: May 4, 2021
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.78 of Total 9
Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3
Genres: The Americas
Publisher's Summary: Weaving together American history, dramatic family chronicle, and searing episodes of memoir, Annette Gordon-Reed’s On Juneteenth provides a historian’s view of the nation’s long road to Juneteenth, recounting both its origins in Texas and the enormous hardships that African-Americans have endured in the century since...
2021-05-043h 44
Immerse Yourself In This Spellbinding Full Audiobook — Perfect At Home.On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon-ReedPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/168284to listen full audiobooks.
Title: On Juneteenth
Author: Annette Gordon-Reed
Narrator: Karen Chilton
Format: mp3
Length: 3 hrs and 44 mins
Release date: 05-04-21
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 605 ratings
Genres: Racism & Discrimination
Publisher's Summary:
Weaving together American history, dramatic family chronicle, and searing episodes of memoir, Annette Gordon-Reed’s On Juneteenth provides a historian’s view of the country’s long road to Juneteenth, recounting both its origins in Texas and the enormous hardships that African Americans have endured in the century since, from Reconstruction through Jim Crow and beyond.
2021-05-043h 44
Unlock This Award-Winning Full Audiobook — Perfect On A Rainy Day.Vernon Can Read! by Vernon Jordan Jr, Annette Gordon-Reed - contributorPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/225883to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Vernon Can Read!
Author: Vernon Jordan Jr, Annette Gordon-Reed - contributor
Narrator: Vernon Jordan Jr
Format: mp3
Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins
Release date: 05-04-21
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 71 ratings
Genres: African American Studies
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As a young college student in Atlanta, Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. had a summer job driving a white banker around town. During the man’s post-luncheon siestas, Jordan passed the time reading books, a fact that astounded his boss. “Vernon can read!” the man exclaimed to his relatives. Nearly 50 years later, Vernon Jordan, now a...
2021-05-042h 09
Axelbank Reports History and Today#46: Annette Gordon-Reed - "On Juneteenth"For this week's episode, we are delighted to welcome one of America's most important scholars, Annette Gordon-Reed. Her Pulitzer Prize-winning book, "The Hemingses of Monticello," explores the lives of Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and how their secret union defines America.We spoke with the professor about her new book, "On Juneteenth," which is a reflection on her upbringing in Texas and how the sacred holiday was first celebrated in Galveston. From the moment on June 19th, 1865, when slavery was announced as extinct - to both cheers and disgust - Professor Gordon-Reed takes us on a journey through...
2021-04-2747 min
Dialogue with Marcia FranklinHistorian Annette Gordon-Reed: Sally Hemings of MonticelloHost Marcia Franklin sits down with historian and law professor Annette Gordon-Reed about her book, The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family. The book, which won both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize, explores the complex bonds between President Thomas Jefferson and one of his slave families, the Hemingses. Using primary source documents, as well as second-hand accounts, Gordon-Reed tries to piece together the relationship between Jefferson and Sally Hemings, with whom most historians now believe he had as many as seven children. Hemings, a slave at Monticello, was also the half-sister of Jefferson's wife...
2020-10-0429 min
Experience Premium Audiobook Titles In High-Definition AudioIn the Hands of the People: Thomas Jefferson on Equality, Faith, Freedom, Compromise, and the Art of Citizenship : Annette Gordon-Reed#ads Stream any unabridged audiobook of your choice with premium access by starting your trial on:https://booksreader.space/ak-4699/Title: In the Hands of the People: Thomas Jefferson on Equality, Faith, Freedom, Compromise, and the Art of Citizenship
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Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 2 hours 35 minutes
Release date: June 30, 2020
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1
Genres: The Americas
Publisher's Summary: Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Jon Meacham offers a collection of inspiring words about how to be a good citizen, from Th...
2020-06-302h 35Get Complete Audiobooks in High QualityAnnette Gordon-Reed presents In the Hands of the People: Thomas Jefferson on Equality, Faith, Freedom, Compromise, and the Art of CitizenshipPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/417273 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: In the Hands of the People: Thomas Jefferson on Equality, Faith, Freedom, Compromise, and the Art of Citizenship
Author: Annette Gordon-Reed
Narrator: Edoardo Ballerini, Fred Sanders, Various
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 2 hours 35 minutes
Release date: June 30, 2020
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Law & Politics
Publisher's Summary: Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Jon Meacham offers a collection of inspiring words about how to be a good citizen, from Thomas Jefferson and others, and reminds us why our country’s founding principles are...
2020-06-302h 35Get Complete Digital Audiobooks on Any DeviceIn the Hands of the People: Thomas Jefferson on Equality, Faith, Freedom, Compromise, and the Art of Citizenship : Annette Gordon-ReedPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/417273 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: In the Hands of the People: Thomas Jefferson on Equality, Faith, Freedom, Compromise, and the Art of Citizenship
Author: Annette Gordon-Reed
Narrator: Edoardo Ballerini, Fred Sanders, Various
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 2 hours 35 minutes
Release date: June 30, 2020
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1
Genres: The Americas
Publisher's Summary: Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Jon Meacham offers a collection of inspiring words about how to be a good citizen, from Thomas Jefferson and others, and reminds us why our country’s founding principles are...
2020-06-302h 35Access Premium Digital Audiobooks with Easy AccessAnnette Gordon-Reed presents In the Hands of the People: Thomas Jefferson on Equality, Faith, Freedom, Compromise, and the Art of CitizenshipPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/417273 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: In the Hands of the People: Thomas Jefferson on Equality, Faith, Freedom, Compromise, and the Art of Citizenship
Author: Annette Gordon-Reed
Narrator: Edoardo Ballerini, Fred Sanders, Various
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 2 hours 35 minutes
Release date: June 30, 2020
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
Publisher's Summary: Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Jon Meacham offers a collection of inspiring words about how to be a good citizen, from Thomas Jefferson and others, and reminds us why our country’s foun...
2020-06-302h 35Rediscover Our Clear Audiobooks Storyline Today.Annette Gordon-Reed brings In the Hands of the People: Thomas Jefferson on Equality, Faith, Freedom, Compromise, and the Art of Citizenship to audiobook lifePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/417273 to listen full audiobooks.
Publisher's Summary: Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Jon Meacham offers a collection of inspiring words about how to be a good citizen, from Thomas Jefferson and others, and reminds us why our country’s founding principles are still so important today. Thomas Jefferson believed in the covenant between a government and its citizens, in both the government’s responsibilities to its people and also the people’s responsibility to the republic. In this illuminating book, a project of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello, the #1 New York Times bestselling author Jon Meac...
2020-06-302h 35
Immersive Narration Helping Listeners Experience Literature Beyond Traditional ReadingIn the Hands of the People Audiobook by Annette Gordon-ReedListen to full audiobook for free :https://audiobookzap.com/freeTitle: In the Hands of the PeopleSubtitle: Thomas Jefferson on Equality, Faith, Freedom, Compromise, and the Art of CitizenshipCategories: America, Biography, Civicism, Head of StateAuthor: Annette Gordon-ReedNarrator: Edoardo Ballerini, Fred SandersPublisher: Random House AudioRelease date: 06-29-2020Language: EnglishSummary:Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham offers a collection of inspiring words about how to be a good citizen, from Thomas Jefferson and others, and reminds us why our country’s founding pr...
2020-06-2900 min
Absorb This Binge-Worthy Full Audiobook — Perfect Right Now.In the Hands of the People by Jon Meacham - editor, Annette Gordon-Reed - afterwordPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/164264to listen full audiobooks.
Title: In the Hands of the People
Author: Jon Meacham - editor, Annette Gordon-Reed - afterword
Narrator: Fred Sanders, Edoardo Ballerini, Full Cast
Format: mp3
Length: 2 hrs and 35 mins
Release date: 06-29-20
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 14 ratings
Genres: Civics & Citizenship
Publisher's Summary:
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham offers a collection of inspiring words about how to be a good citizen, from Thomas Jefferson and others, and reminds us why our country’s founding principles are still so important today.
2020-06-292h 35
Turn time into storiesThomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings Audiobook by Annette Gordon-ReedListen to full audiobook free with Audible 30-day free trial :https://audiobookzap.com/audibleTitle: Thomas Jefferson and Sally HemingsSubtitle: An American ControversyCategories: African American, America, Biography, Black PeopleAuthor: Annette Gordon-ReedNarrator: Allyson JohnsonPublisher: Tantor AudioRelease date: 06-16-2020Language: English
2020-06-1600 minImmersive Narration Helping Listeners Experience Literature Beyond Traditional ReadingThomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings Audiobook by Annette Gordon-ReedListen to full audiobook for free :https://audiobookzap.com/freeTitle: Thomas Jefferson and Sally HemingsSubtitle: An American ControversyCategories: African American, America, Biography, Black PeopleAuthor: Annette Gordon-ReedNarrator: Allyson JohnsonPublisher: Tantor AudioRelease date: 06-16-2020Language: EnglishSummary:When Annette Gordon-Reed's groundbreaking study was first published, rumors of Thomas Jefferson's sexual involvement with his slave Sally Hemings had circulated for two centuries. Among all aspects of Jefferson's renowned life, it was perhaps the most hotly contested topic. The publication of Thomas Jefferson...
2020-06-1600 min
Audiobooks Make Learning and Entertainment Beautifully Convenient for Modern Busy LifestylesThomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy Audiobook by Annette Gordon-Reedhttps://libranovo.com/freeListen to free audiobooks with a 30-day free trial!Title: Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American ControversyGenres: History, Biography & Memoir, Law & Politics, North AmericaAuthor: Annette Gordon-ReedNarrator: Allyson JohnsonRelease date: 06-16-2020Length: 12:57:26Language: EnglishPublisher: Tantor MediaDescription:When Annette Gordon-Reed's groundbreaking study was first published, rumors of Thomas Jefferson's sexual involvement with his slave Sally Hemings had circulated for two centuries. Among all aspects of Jefferson's renowned life, it was perhaps the most hotly contested topic. The...
2020-06-1630 min
Get Hooked On: This Vivid Full Audiobook For Curious Minds.Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings by Annette Gordon-ReedPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/132990to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings
Author: Annette Gordon-Reed
Narrator: Allyson Johnson
Format: mp3
Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
Release date: 06-16-20
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 67 ratings
Genres: Historiography
Publisher's Summary:
When Annette Gordon-Reed's groundbreaking study was first published, rumors of Thomas Jefferson's sexual involvement with his slave Sally Hemings had circulated for two centuries. Among all aspects of Jefferson's renowned life, it was perhaps the most hotly contested topic. Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings intensified this debate by identifying glaring inconsistencies in many noted scholars' evaluations of the existing...
2020-06-1612h 57
On Being with Krista TippettAnnette Gordon-Reed and Titus Kaphar — Are We Actually Citizens Here?We must shine a light on the past to live more abundantly now. Historian Annette Gordon-Reed and painter Titus Kaphar lead us in an exploration of that as a public adventure in this conversation at the Citizen University annual conference. Gordon-Reed is the historian who introduced the world to Sally Hemings and the children she had with President Thomas Jefferson, and so realigned a primary chapter of the American story with the deeper, more complicated truth. Kaphar collapses historical timelines on canvas and created iconic images after the protests in Ferguson. Both are reckoning with history in order...
2019-07-0451 min
On Being with Krista Tippett[Unedited] Annette Gordon-Reed and Titus Kaphar with Krista TippettWe must shine a light on the past to live more abundantly now. Historian Annette Gordon-Reed and painter Titus Kaphar lead us in an exploration of that as a public adventure in this conversation at the Citizen University annual conference. Gordon-Reed is the historian who introduced the world to Sally Hemings and the children she had with President Thomas Jefferson, and so realigned a primary chapter of the American story with the deeper, more complicated truth. Kaphar collapses historical timelines on canvas and created iconic images after the protests in Ferguson. Both are reckoning with history in order to...
2019-07-041h 17On Being with Krista TippettAnnette Gordon-Reed and Titus Kaphar — Are We Actually Citizens Here?We must shine a light on the past to live more abundantly now. Historian Annette Gordon-Reed and painter Titus Kaphar lead us in an exploration of that as a public adventure in this conversation at the Citizen University annual conference. Gordon-Reed is the historian who introduced the world to Sally Hemings and the children she had with President Thomas Jefferson, and so realigned a primary chapter of the American story with the deeper, more complicated truth. Kaphar collapses historical timelines on canvas and created iconic images after the protests in Ferguson. Both are reckoning with history in order to...
2019-07-0451 minOn Being with Krista Tippett[Unedited] Annette Gordon-Reed and Titus Kaphar with Krista TippettWe must shine a light on the past to live more abundantly now. Historian Annette Gordon-Reed and painter Titus Kaphar lead us in an exploration of that as a public adventure in this conversation at the Citizen University annual conference. Gordon-Reed is the historian who introduced the world to Sally Hemings and the children she had with President Thomas Jefferson, and so realigned a primary chapter of the American story with the deeper, more complicated truth. Kaphar collapses historical timelines on canvas and created iconic images after the protests in Ferguson. Both are reckoning with history in order...
2019-07-041h 17On Being with Krista Tippett[Unedited] Annette Gordon-Reed and Titus Kaphar with Krista TippettWe must shine a light on the past to live more abundantly now. Historian Annette Gordon-Reed and painter Titus Kaphar lead us in an exploration of that as a public adventure in this conversation at the Citizen University annual conference. Gordon-Reed is the historian who introduced the world to Sally Hemings and the children she had with President Thomas Jefferson, and so realigned a primary chapter of the American story with the deeper, more complicated truth. Kaphar collapses historical timelines on canvas and created iconic images after the protests in Ferguson. Both are reckoning with history in order to...
2019-07-041h 17On Being with Krista TippettAnnette Gordon-Reed and Titus Kaphar — Are We Actually Citizens Here?We must shine a light on the past to live more abundantly now. Historian Annette Gordon-Reed and painter Titus Kaphar lead us in an exploration of that as a public adventure in this conversation at the Citizen University annual conference. Gordon-Reed is the historian who introduced the world to Sally Hemings and the children she had with President Thomas Jefferson, and so realigned a primary chapter of the American story with the deeper, more complicated truth. Kaphar collapses historical timelines on canvas and created iconic images after the protests in Ferguson. Both are reckoning with history in order to...
2019-07-0451 min
On BeingAnnette Gordon-Reed & Titus Kaphar — Are We Actually Citizens Here?We must shine a light on the past to live more abundantly now. Historian Annette Gordon-Reed and painter Titus Kaphar lead us in an exploration of that as a public adventure in this conversation at the Citizen University annual conference. Gordon-Reed is the historian who introduced the world to Sally Hemings and the children she had with President Thomas Jefferson, and so realigned a primary chapter of the American story with the deeper, more complicated truth. Kaphar collapses historical timelines on canvas and created iconic images after the protests in Ferguson. Both are reckoning with history in order to repair...
2019-07-0351 min
In The Past Lane - The Podcast About History and Why It MattersThe Divergent Lives of Thomas Jefferson's White and Black DaughtersThis week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, we dive into the fascinating story of the daughters of Thomas Jefferson. Ever since the revelations in 1998 – courtesy of modern DNA analysis – that Thomas Jefferson did indeed have a longterm sexual relationship with an enslaved woman named Sally Hemings, historians have examined the 3rd president in a new light. And his historic home, Monticello, has transformed the way it presents the life of Jefferson, devoting increasing amounts of attention and space to Sally Hemings and the many hundreds of other enslaved people who lived and worked there. But what...
2019-04-1851 min
UVA LawAnnette Gordon-Reed Delivers McCorkle Lecture On 'Black Citizenship'Harvard professor Annette Gordon-Reed delivered the McCorkle Lecture on "Black Citizenship, Law, and the Founding." (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 9, 2017)
2017-11-131h 07
On BeingAnnette Gordon-Reed and Titus Kaphar — Are We Actually Citizens Here?In life, in families, we shine a light on the past to live more abundantly now. In this conversation at the Citizen University annual conference, historian Annette Gordon-Reed and painter Titus Kaphar lead us in an exploration of that as a public adventure. She is the historian who introduced the world to Sally Hemings and the children she had with Thomas Jefferson, and so realigned a primary chapter of the American story with the deeper, more complicated truth. He collapses timelines on canvas, and created iconic images after Ferguson. Both are reckoning with history in order to repair the present.
2017-06-2652 min
American History (Audio)Thomas Jefferson Sally Hemings and the Burden of Slavery with Annette Gordon-Reed - Conversations with HistoryConversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Harvard Professor Annette Gordon-Reed for a discussion of her work as a lawyer/historian focusing on the contradictions in the life of Thomas Jefferson. Topics covered in the conversation include how her training as a lawyer empowered her to overturn the conventional historical view of the relationship between Jefferson and Sally Hemings. Professor Gordon-Reed highlights the racism embedded in Jeffersonian historiography; ignoring, for example, factual evidence, which confirmed that Jefferson was the father of Sally Heming’s children. In examining the evolution of Jefferson’s ideas on slavery, Professor Gordon-Reed emphasizes how Jefferson’s theory of sla...
2016-11-1454 min
Black History (Video)Thomas Jefferson Sally Hemings and the Burden of Slavery with Annette Gordon-Reed - Conversations with HistoryConversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Harvard Professor Annette Gordon-Reed for a discussion of her work as a lawyer/historian focusing on the contradictions in the life of Thomas Jefferson. Topics covered in the conversation include how her training as a lawyer empowered her to overturn the conventional historical view of the relationship between Jefferson and Sally Hemings. Professor Gordon-Reed highlights the racism embedded in Jeffersonian historiography; ignoring, for example, factual evidence, which confirmed that Jefferson was the father of Sally Heming’s children. In examining the evolution of Jefferson’s ideas on slavery, Professor Gordon-Reed emphasizes how Jefferson’s theory of sla...
2016-11-1454 minBlack History (Audio)Thomas Jefferson Sally Hemings and the Burden of Slavery with Annette Gordon-Reed - Conversations with HistoryConversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Harvard Professor Annette Gordon-Reed for a discussion of her work as a lawyer/historian focusing on the contradictions in the life of Thomas Jefferson. Topics covered in the conversation include how her training as a lawyer empowered her to overturn the conventional historical view of the relationship between Jefferson and Sally Hemings. Professor Gordon-Reed highlights the racism embedded in Jeffersonian historiography; ignoring, for example, factual evidence, which confirmed that Jefferson was the father of Sally Heming’s children. In examining the evolution of Jefferson’s ideas on slavery, Professor Gordon-Reed emphasizes how Jefferson’s theory of sla...
2016-11-1454 minAmerican History (Video)Thomas Jefferson Sally Hemings and the Burden of Slavery with Annette Gordon-Reed - Conversations with HistoryConversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Harvard Professor Annette Gordon-Reed for a discussion of her work as a lawyer/historian focusing on the contradictions in the life of Thomas Jefferson. Topics covered in the conversation include how her training as a lawyer empowered her to overturn the conventional historical view of the relationship between Jefferson and Sally Hemings. Professor Gordon-Reed highlights the racism embedded in Jeffersonian historiography; ignoring, for example, factual evidence, which confirmed that Jefferson was the father of Sally Heming’s children. In examining the evolution of Jefferson’s ideas on slavery, Professor Gordon-Reed emphasizes how Jefferson’s theory of sla...
2016-11-1454 min
Leadership and Legacy: Conversations at the George Washington Presidential Library7. Annette Gordon-Reed And Peter OnufDr. Annette Gordon-Reed is an award-winning author and the Charles Warren Professor of American Legal History at Harvard Law School. Dr. Peter S. Onus is the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation Professor Emeritus at the University of Virginia. They discuss in this episode their latest joint book, "'Most Blessed of the Patriarchs': Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination." Gordon-Reed and Onus spoke at the Washington Library's Michelle Smith Lecture Series on May 5, 2016.
2016-07-0444 minEnoch Pratt Free Library PodcastWriters LIVE: Annette Gordon-Reed and Peter S. Onuf, Most Blessed of the Patriarchs: Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the ImaginationIn this groundbreaking work of history, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed and the country's leading Jefferson scholar Peter S. Onuf present an absorbing and revealing character study that finally clarifies the philosophy of Thomas Jefferson. Tracing Jefferson's development and maturation from his youth to his old age, the authors explore what they call the "empire" of Jefferson's imagination -- his expansive state of mind born of the intellectual influences and life experiences that led him into public life as a modern avatar of the enlightenment. Jefferson often likened himself to an ancient figure -- "the...
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Discover Top-Rated Professional Audiobook Collection on Any DeviceMost Blessed of the Patriarchs -- Annette Gordon-Reed, Peter S. Onuf#ads Stream any unabridged audiobook of your choice with premium access by starting your trial on:https://booksreader.space/ak-4713/Title: Most Blessed of the Patriarchs
Author: Annette Gordon-Reed, Peter S. Onuf
Narrator: Karen Chilton
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 14 hours 34 minutes
Release date: April 13, 2016
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: The Americas
Publisher's Summary: A groundbreaking work of history that explicates Thomas Jefferson's vision of himself, the American Revolution, Christianity, slavery, and race. Thomas Jefferson is still presented today as a hopelessly...
2016-04-132h 34Enoch Pratt Free Library PodcastAnnette Gordon-ReedFollowing her groundbreaking book, Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, historian and legal scholar Annette Gordon-Reed traces the Hemings family from its origins in Virginia in the 1700's to the dispersal after Thomas Jefferson's death in 1826 in her new book, The Hemingses of Monticello (winner of the 2008 National Book Award for Nonfiction). The saga of this American slave family is set against the backdrop of Revolutionary America, Paris on the eve of its own revolution, 1790's Philadelphia, and plantation life at Monticello. Recorded On: Sunday, February 22, 2009
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Hear Expertly Narrated Audiobook Titles with Easy AccessThe Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family (By Annette Gordon-Reed)#ads Stream any unabridged audiobook of your choice with premium access by starting your trial on:https://booksreader.space/ak-4684/Title: The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family
Author: Annette Gordon-Reed
Narrator: Karen White
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 30 hours 42 minutes
Release date: November 3, 2008
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 8
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2
Genres: World
Publisher's Summary: This epic work tells the story of the Hemingses, whose close blood ties to our third president had been systematically expunged from American history until very recently. Now, historian and...
2008-11-036h 42Connect to Complete Audiobook Titles in High QualityAnnette Gordon-Reed presents The Hemingses of Monticello: An American FamilyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208195 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family
Author: Annette Gordon-Reed
Narrator: Karen White
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 30 hours 42 minutes
Release date: November 3, 2008
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 8
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2
Genres: World
Publisher's Summary: This epic work tells the story of the Hemingses, whose close blood ties to our third president had been systematically expunged from American history until very recently. Now, historian and legal scholar Annette Gordon-Reed traces the Hemings family from its origins in Virginia...
2008-11-036h 42