Mercy Street Rewind is a special feature of In the Past Lane, the podcast about history and why it matters. Historian Megan Kate Nelson (Senior Civil War Correspondent for ITPL) sits down with Edward T. O’Donnell (Historian-at-Large and host of ITPL) to break down each episode of the PBS historical … [Read more...]
Episode 20 African American Soldiers in the Civil War
In this episode of ITPL, we focus on the experiences of African Americans who joined the Union Army during the Civil War and the profound impact they had on the war's final outcome -- and on American society in the decades that followed. There's a lot more to this story than what you may have seen … [Read more...]
Mercy Street Rewind with Megan Kate Nelson – We Review Each Episode from Season 1
Mercy Street Rewind is a special feature of In the Past Lane, the podcast about history and why it matters. Historian Megan Kate Nelson (Senior Civil War Correspondent for ITPL) sits down with Edward T. O'Donnell (Historian-at-Large and host of ITPL) to break down each episode of the PBS historical … [Read more...]
Episode 006 Why Do We Hold Political Primaries?
This week at In The Past Lane, we take a look at the history behind something that's dominating the news these days: political primaries. 1. First, I present a feature that explores when we invented the political primary and why. 2. This episode also features a History Skinny segment where we … [Read more...]
Episode 004 The Abolitionist Movement & More
This week In The Past Lane podcast brings you four segments, two of which focus on the movement to abolish slavery. 1)Thinkpiece: The Daunting Challenge of Taking on Slavery 2) Interview with Historian Manisha Sinha about her new book, "The Slave's Cause": A History of Abolition 3) History Heads … [Read more...]