In a new book, Bryan Burrough and co-writers Chris Tomlinson and Jason Stanford challenge the historical lore of the Alamo — including the story that Davy Crockett refused to surrender.
Carol Andersonsays the Second Amendment was designed to ensure slave owners could quickly crush any rebellion or resistance from those they'd enslaved.Her new book is The Second.
In How the Word is Passed, Clint Smith visits eight places central to the history of slavery in America, including Thomas Jefferson's Monticello plantation and Louisiana's Angola prison.
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Terry Gross
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