Civics & Coffee: A History Podcast

This week is a continuation of the series on Andrew Jackson and this time I am welcoming a special guest, Jerry from the Presidencies of the United States Podcast.

Andrew Jackson has a complicated an…

During his eight years as president of the United States, Andrew Jackson passed one major piece of legislation: the Indian Removal Act of 1830.

A bill set up to allow negotiations between the federal…

Happy June Peeps!

This month is going to be all about Andrew Jackson. I knew when I started plotting out my coverage of the seventh president of the United States a single episode just wasn't going t…

Although the international slave trade was outlawed in 1808, the demand for free labor continued to escalate as the country expanded and the cotton crop overtook tobacco as the country's most in dema…

Join me this week as I dive into another listener request: the history of the epic music festival, Woodstock.

In the summer of 1969, four young men put on what came to be the most memorable music fes…

Join me this week as I dive into the history of the Freedom's Journal, the first black owned and operated newspaper in American history.

Started by two free men in 1828, The Freedom Journal influence…

Welcome to episode 100 peeps!

Join me this week as I chat with presidential history podcast host extraordinaire, Kenny Ryan, about John Adams and his son John Quincy Adams. Both men had strikingly si…

John Quincy Adams was the sixth president of the United States, elected in a "corrupt bargain" when the House of Representatives voted him into office, despite Andrew Jackson winning both the popular…

Join me as I wrap up the life of Louisa Catherine Adams.

In this episode, I explore her time overseas with her husband while he served as Minister to Russia and her efforts to get John Quincy Adams e…

Often lost in the shadows of the family she married into, Louisa Catherine Adams had a life filled with trials and tribulations. She was the first foreign born First Lady and journeyed throughout Eur…

Join me this week as I chat with author, historian and educator Dr. Rebecca DeWolf about her analysis of the early development of the Equal Rights Amendment. 

Dr. DeWolf wrote about the fight of the E…

Join me as I dive into another listener request!

This week's topic comes thanks to long time listener Sam, who requested I dive into the history of the California Missions.

Those of us who grew up in …

Women have exerted influence in American politics since the country's founding. Though initially through individual acts to bring attention to their cause, they eventually organized into unions and s…

Joining me for a special discussion about one of my favorite periods in history, Dr. Einav Rabinovitch-Fox breaks down the Gilded Age in America and specifically how the period shaped the idea of wom…

Baseball is often referred to as America's favorite pastime. Millions watch their favorite sports teams battle it out for position and, hopefully, a championship. But why aren't there more women in b…

Happy Women's History Month!

Join me this week as I interview historian and author Dr. Tanya Roth about her analysis of women in the United States history, Her Cold War. Roth weaved an engaging and i…

Join me this week as I wrap up the life of famed abolitionist and ex-slave, Frederick Douglass.

In this episode, we pick up with Douglass venturing into national politics and announcing his support f…

Abolitionist, author, newspaper editor.

Frederick Douglass was many things in his 77 years and continues to be a powerful historic figure. Join me this week as I begin a dive into the life of one of …

Religion has been intertwined in American history since its founding. There have been several religious revivals aimed at increasing church membership and devotion to God.

The Second Great Awakening …

One of the most forceful voices in the abolitionist movement came from the words of a free man named David Walker.

While he may be overshadowed by the likes of Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Ga…