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Did That Really Happen?The Ballad of Buster ScruggsThis week we're going back to the Old West with The Ballad of Buster Scruggs! Join us as we learn about dry counties, whether or not birds can count, bank robbery, the Chautauqua, and more! Sources: A.V. "Why America Still Has 'Dry Counties'," The Economist, available at https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2018/06/05/why-america-still-has-dry-counties Nancy Kay Tisdale, The Prohibition Crusade in Arizona. MA Thesis, 1965. Full text available at https://repository.arizona.edu/bitstream/handle/10150/551788/AZU_TD_BOX252_E9791_1965_251.pdf?sequence=1 Chautaqua: An American Narrative. PBS. Available at https://www.pbs.org/video/chautauqua-an-american-narrative-chautauqua-an-american-narrative/...2023-02-271h 00
Public Historians at WorkStories from the Third Ward: Women of Houston’s Student Civil Rights MovementSend us a textIn this special episode, Brandy Black - a UH graduate student in anthropology - tells the story of the Texas Southern University women who organized and participated in Houston’s Student Civil Rights Movement. Although many of these women remain unknown, Black highlights three preserved in the archives: Holly Adrienne Hogrobrooks, Deanna Lot Burrell, and Halcyon Sadberry Watkins.This episode was researched, recorded, and produced by Brandy Black for the Center for Public History at the University of Houston. Special thanks to Jon Schwartz for use of clips from hi...2021-06-1010 min
Public Historians at WorkTweeting through Race, Policing, and Social Change: Brian D. BehnkenSend us a textWhether asked in class or on Twitter, public historian Dr. Brian Behnken has gotten used to hearing one question, “Why didn’t I know this before?” In this episode, Dr. Behnken, Associate Professor of African American and Mexican-American civil rights activism at Iowa State University, talks with Dr. Monica Perales about the hunger of public audiences for more contextualization of contemporary issues. Through their conversation recorded on October 1, 2020, we learn about the challenges and opportunities for historians when they engage in public-facing scholarship – whether correcting problematic narratives about Aunt Jemima or exploring...2021-03-2342 min
Every Nation Seattle - Sunday MessagesTrust the KingSeries : The Psalms Verse : Psalm 90 Speaker : Brian Behnken2020-09-0600 minEvery Nation Seattle - Sunday MessagesThe Focus of the PsalmsSeries : The Psalms Verse : Psalm 2 Speaker : Brian Behnken2020-08-0900 minEvery Nation Seattle - Sunday MessagesJesus: Lord of the SabbathSeries : The Gospel of Mark Verse : Mark 2:23-3:6 Speaker : Brian Behnken2020-05-2400 minEvery Nation Seattle - Sunday MessagesGospel & Work: A New CompassSeries : Work Speaker : Brian Behnken2019-11-1700 minEvery Nation Seattle - Sunday MessagesCommunication: Exchanging the TruthSeries : Keep Your Love On Speaker : Brian Behnken2019-05-2600 minEvery Nation Seattle - Sunday MessagesOne BodySeries : Together for God's Mission Verse : Ephesians 4:1-10 Speaker : Brian Behnken2019-03-2400 minEvery Nation Seattle - Sunday MessagesThe Holy Spirit: From Beginning to EndSeries : The Holy Spirit Speaker : Brian Behnken2018-10-1400 min
Face-to-Face, from the National Portrait GalleryBrian Behnken, author talk"Fighting Their Own Battles: Mexican Americans, African Americans, and the Struggle for Civil Rights in Texas" -- author Brian Behnken discusses his book.2011-10-0743 min