I Saw Death Coming by Kidada Williams

The Preamble

Sharon McMahon

Government, History, Storytelling, Education

4.9 • 15.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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On today’s episode of Here’s Where It Gets Interesting, Sharon welcomes guest Dr. Kidada Williams, author of the book, I Saw Death Coming. Dr. Williams shares her expertise on a complex period of U.S. history that's regularly distilled down to its simplest policy highlights: Reconstruction. She digs further, and speaks to the daily challenges and realities of the Reconstruction Era for Black Americans.

Thank you to our guest, Kidada Williams.

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Hosted by: Sharon McMahon

Guest: Kidada Williams

Executive Producer: Heather Jackson

Audio Producer: Jenny Snyder

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0:00.0	Hello friends, welcome.
0:06.0	So delighted that you're with me today and we are going to be talking about a time period
0:10.9	in the United States history that most students have a very slight amount of education on
0:18.6	that many Americans have a very poor understanding of and that is the time period of reconstruction
0:24.8	after the Civil War and the time period of reconstruction is still dramatically impacting
0:31.8	us today.
0:34.0	And so my conversation with Dr. Kedado Williams about her book, I Saw Death Coming.
0:40.3	I think it's going to be very illuminating.
0:43.2	So let's dive in.
0:46.1	I'm Sharon McMahon and here's where it gets interesting.
0:52.0	I am honored to be speaking with Dr. Kedado Williams today.
0:56.8	Thank you so much for being here.
0:58.0	Thank you so much for having me.
0:59.2	It's a pleasure.
1:00.2	I read with great interest your new book, I Saw Death Coming.
1:08.3	And first of all is very aptly titled.
1:10.9	You immediately understand why it's called that but also the title is very, you know,
1:15.1	I was immediately at my interest peak about what this book was about and then when I
1:19.4	learned more, I just have so many questions and so many takeaways from this book.
1:25.0	So I'm really excited to dive into this conversation.
1:28.0	Great.
1:29.0	I'm excited to be here.
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