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Free Black Women in the Anti-Slavery Movement
Kathryn Kish Sklar of SUNY, Binghamton discusses the role and importance of Free Black women in the anti-slavery movement.
Women and Political Activity in the Antebellum Whig Party
Kathryn Kish Sklar of SUNY, Binghamtom discusses the role of women in the Antebellum Whig party.
Abolitionism and Women's Changing Public Roles
Julie Roy Jeffrey of Goucher University discusses women's public roles in the abolitionist movement.
Abraham Lincoln and the Idea of Free Labor
Eric Foner of Columbia University discusses Abraham Lincoln's views of free labor.
Changing Gender Roles in the Antebellum Period
Julie Roy Jeffrey of Goucher College discusses gender roles in the 19th century.
Nineteenth Century American Political Culture
Eric Foner of Columbia University discusses the role of politics in American life in the mid-19th century.
Frontier Settlement and the Vision of an All-White Society
Eric Foner of Columbia University discusses racism in the North in the 18th century.
Free Blacks, Colonization, and the Roots of Abolitionism
Eric Foner of Columbia University discusses colonization as a possible beginning of the abolitionist movement.
Dred Scott Decision and National Politics
Eric Foner of Columbia University discusses political views on the Dred Scott decision.
Abolitionism in Antebellum Illinois
James O. Horton of George Washington University discusses abolitionism in Illinois.
Abraham Lincoln, Women, and Politics
Gerald Prokopowicz of the Lincoln Museum in Fort Wayne, IN discusses Abraham Lincoln's evolving political views on women's issues.
Women's Roles in Whig Politics
Michael F. Holt of the University of Virginia discusses women's roles in politics, especially in the Whig Party.
Abraham Lincoln and the Problem of Race and Slavery
Eric Foner of Columbia University discusses Abraham Lincoln's views on race and slavery.