Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong cover image

Beyond Plymouth Rock: The Deep Beginnings of New England -- A Conversation with Michael J. Simpson

Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong

CHAPTER

The History of the Slave Trade

There's a great appetite and great curiosity now to know the history of indigenous people and african people, which is enormous. But at the same time, there's also a lot of discomfortlike a lot of people are like, well, i don't want to hear about bad things. And so do you get some of both, or do you just not hear if people are are unhappy? It's pretty incredible that you can go take a tour from the local historical society that has absolutely no conversation about the connection to the slave trade.

00:00
Transcript
Play full episode

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts

Save insights instantly, chat with episodes, and build lasting knowledge - all powered by AI.
App store bannerPlay store banner