Oct 8

The Biggest Lie: The Prehistory of American Fascism, 1818-1915

When American fascists suddenly goose-stepped down Main Street in the 1930s, fascism was seen by the rest of the country as a terrifying and radical new European import. It was not. It didn’t come from abroad. Nor was it new or radical. The seed of American fascism was planted by ... Show More

1h 9m

Oct 6

Flannery and Regina: The Andalusia Chronicles with Carol Loeb Shloss

The story of two women in the mid-twentieth-century South navigating financial independence, a changing rural landscape, and social norms.Flannery and Regina: The Andalusia Chronicles (NewSouth Books, 2026) tells the story of Flannery O’Connor and her mother, Regina, after Flanne ... Show More

31m 52s

Sep 30

Strong State, Weak Links: Eugenics and the Southern Politics of Welfare with Anna Krome-Lukens (UNC Press, 2026)

In the early twentieth century, most US states established eugenics programs to improve the human race through selective breeding. North Carolina ran one of the nation's most aggressive programs; between 1927 and 1977, at least 5,700 people were sterilized and thousands more were ... Show More

52m 42s

Mar 2022

K. Stephen Prince, "The Ballad of Robert Charles: Searching for the New Orleans Riot Of 1900" (UNC Press, 2021)

For a brief moment in the summer of 1900, Robert Charles was arguably the most infamous black man in the United States. After an altercation with police on a New Orleans street, Charles killed two police officers and fled. During a manhunt that extended for days, violent white mo ... Show More

1h 9m

Sep 2016

The New Orleans 1900 Race Riot

In July 1900, an interaction between New Orleans police and two black men set off a chain of horrific events. A man hunt, bloodthirsty mobs and senseless murders were all catalyzed by that meeting in a city already grappling with racial tension. Learn more about yo ... Show More

43m 21s

Mar 2020

The Axeman of New Orleans Pt. 1

While the U.S. was wrapped up in the final days of World War I, New Orleans was facing an enemy right in their own backyard. In the early 20th century, a wave of fear rolled through Crescent City as a mysterious man began axing people in the dead of night while they were fast asl ... Show More

43m 15s

Dec 2021

24: How Jazz Almost Wasn’t a Thing: The Dark History of Jazz

In the late 1800s, something really cool was happening down in New Orleans. A melting pot of cultures was blending to form a new style of music. These incredible sounds inspired a music revolution that swept the nation almost overnight. People LOVED Jazz. But there were some peop ... Show More

36m 22s

Jul 2023

The Axeman of New Orleans Pt. 1

While the U.S. was wrapped up in the final days of World War I, New Orleans was facing an enemy right in their own backyard. In the early 20th century, a wave of fear rolled through Crescent City as a mysterious man began axing people in the dead of night while they were fast asl ... Show More

45m 3s

May 2021

The Rise and Fall of Black Wall Street

May 30, 1921. Dick Rowland, a Black teenager, works as a shoeshine in the predominantly white downtown of Tulsa, Oklahoma. On his break, he goes into a nearby office building to use the restroom, and gets on the elevator. Sarah Page, a white teenager, is the elevator operator. Wh ... Show More

25m 16s

Nov 2022

Jazzin It Out With the Axeman of New Orleans

The Axeman of New Orleans was a nearly forgotten serial murderer who assaulted twelve victims in the late 1910s. What has kept him from fading into complete obscurity is his letter to the local newspaper in which he claimed to be a demon from Hell that loved jazz music - and if t ... Show More

1h 3m

May 2024

15 | I Got A Story To Tell | Black Wall Street

The Tulsa Race Massacre is by far one of the most horrific events in American history. Although it took place over 100 years ago, the effects still ripple through the country to this day. During this time, the Oklahoma media suppressed the truth of what really happened. However, ... Show More

53m 18s

May 2022

Tulsa: The Attack on Black Wall Street

From May 31 to June 1, 1921, a white mob attacked residents, homes and businesses in the predominantly Black ‘Greenwood District’ of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Hundreds of people died or were injured in the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921— the event remains one of the worst incidents of racial ... Show More

30m 19s

Oct 2024

S4|E5: Kidnapped In New Orleans

As Reconstruciton-era politics in New Orleans empowers blacks and angers ex-confederates, an Afro-Creole Detective named Jean-Baptiste Jourdain sets out to solve the kidnapping of a white baby.***Gone South has been nominated for a Webby Award, but we need your VOTE! It takes 10 ... Show More

32m 18s

K. Stephen Prince, "The Ballad of Robert...