256: Divided States of America? The History of An Often Disjointed Union
Google the phrase “divided America” and you’ll find numerous,
stories, opinion pieces and even psychological theories on why
we’re so disconnected. From race and class to gender and politics,
it seems that Americans can’t see eye-to-eye - to the point tha
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BackStory is a weekly public podcast hosted by U.S. historians Ed Ayers, Brian Balogh, Nathan Connolly and Joanne Freeman. We're based in Charlottesville, Va. at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities.
Each week we take a topic that people are t...
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Google the phrase “divided America” and you’ll find numerous,
stories, opinion pieces and even psychological theories on why
we’re so disconnected. From race and class to gender and politics,
it seems that Americans can’t see eye-to-eye - to the point that a
recent NBC News headline stated, “Americans are divided over
everything except division.” On this episode, Ed, Nathan and Joanne
look at other times in history when Americans were split.
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stories, opinion pieces and even psychological theories on why
we’re so disconnected. From race and class to gender and politics,
it seems that Americans can’t see eye-to-eye - to the point that a
recent NBC News headline stated, “Americans are divided over
everything except division.” On this episode, Ed, Nathan and Joanne
look at other times in history when Americans were split.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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