New: It's Part 2 of our special 'on location' series from George Washington's MountVernon and GWBooks. Joseph Ellis and Doug Bradburn discuss the 'history wars' and the monumental task of interpreting the past.
This is the second in a two-part series of conversations recorded at George Washington's Mount Vernon as History As It Happens goes on location, with special guests historian Joseph Ellis and Doug Bradburn, Mount Vernon's president and chief executive.
Is it possible to talk too much about slavery at a historic plantation? How does an institution as popular and important as Mount Vernon interpret the past to hundreds of thousands of Americans who visit each year, many of whom revere George Washington as a hero? Listen to Joseph Ellis and Doug Bradburn discuss the problems with the"history wars" -- the endless conflict over who owns the past. This is a podcast for people who want to think historically about current events.
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Court overturns Mount Vernon woman’s conviction for soliciting to kill ex husbandVanessa Valdiglesias LaValle had been found guilty in 2021 for trying to persuade her son to kill his father with rat poison. Valdiglesias LaValle was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the conviction, which will now be sent back to trial court. FOX13
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History As It Happens: HAIH at Mt. Vernon, Part 1: What Washington WantedThis is the first in a two-part series of conversations recorded at George Washington's Mount Vernon as History As It Happens goes on location, with special guests historian Joseph Ellis and Doug Bradburn, Mount Vernon's president and chief executive. If you read George Washington's 1796 Farewell Address, you might sense our first president could foresee our current troubles. As he prepared to retire to his plantation, Washington warned the young republic about the dangers of faction, or what we might call hyper-partisan passions. He cautioned against getting entangled in Europe's affairs, passing onerous debt onto future generations, and the dangers of foreign meddling in our domestic affairs. And when he died in 1799, Washington left behind a nation that would not solve the problem of racial slavery for another 65 years. Listen to Joseph Ellis and Doug Bradburn place Washington's complicated legacy and enduring wisdom in their proper historical contexts -- a necessary task if we are to seek guidance from our most famous founder.
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Chicago crime frustrations mount against State's Attorney Kim Foxx as 'mass exodus' continues: sourceFour Cook County Assistant States Attorneys have resigned from Kimberly Foxx's office over the past two weeks, a source familiar with the matter told Fox News Digital.
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Renaming Mount Evans: Colorado Naming Advisory Board to begin discussions to change peak's nameGroups hoping to rename Mount Evans, a dominating peak along the Front Range, to honor Colorado's Indigenous people are taking the next big step toward the change Tuesday night.
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