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University of Wisconsin-Madison African American studies professor Langston Wilkins spoke about hip hop culture and its relationship to place, identity, and heritage.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jefferson Cowie looked at the clashes between the federal government and white southerners following the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the civil rights movemen…

Dr. Jay Wellons detailed his work as a pediatric neurosurgeon.

Author Fergus Bordewich chronicled President Ulysses Grant’s efforts to dismantle the Klan’s rise in power during Reconstruction.

Spread the Vote + Project ID founder Kat Calvin chronicled her work to help Americans without IDs obtain the necessary documents they need to live, work, and vote.

Cornell University professor Tamika Nunley looked at how enslaved women accused of capital crimes fared under the law in Virginia.

Historians Fitz Brundage and Charles Reagan Wilson discussed the history and culture of the American South.

Authors Lynn Melnick and Alice Carriere talked about their lives and surviving traumas.

Pulitzer prize-winning author Timothy Egan spoke about the rise of the Ku Klux Klan during the 1920s in Indiana.

Music critic Holly Gleason looked at songwriter John Prine’s career evolution and how his lyrics captured the human condition and social issues of today.

Authors Yasmine Ali, Rachel Martin, and Emily Strasser discussed hidden or little-known histories of Tennessee towns from the first school to attempt court-ordered desegregation , the format…

English professor Sarah Beth Childers and former Foxfire Museum curator Kami Ahrens shared stories about life in Appalachia.

Joel Ebert and Erik Schelzig talked about the recent history of Tennessee politics.

Reuters senior reporter David Randall spoke about the discovery of the T. Rex.

Authors Margaret Burnham and Imani Perry discussed the American South and Jim Crow.

Authors Emily Bingham and Renee Harrison spoke about America’s selective memory on slavery and the contributions made by the enslaved.

Authors Greg Melville and Lee Ann Gardner spoke about the history of cemeteries in America.

Authors Dan Canon and Carrisa Hessick argued that plea bargaining undermines real justice in America.

Authors Frye Gaillard and Cynthia Tucker explored the South’s influence on American politics.

New York Times Book Review editor Gal Beckerman looked at how social movements were started throughout history to the present day.