There will always be something distinct about our present day, yet history haunts us.

American democracy is out of crossroads and we have to decide who we really are as a nation.

Hi, it's Elise Lunan and I want to share a preview to a very important series I recommend you listen to called History Is Us,

a six-part documentary podcast from C-13 original

studios and John Meacham, the team behind the 2021 Webby Award-winning best podcast series,

It Was Said. Written and narrated by Dr. Eddie Glaude, award-winning author and professor

of African-American studies at Princeton University,

History Is Us journeys back to face the truths about race at the heart of the American story.

From the aftermath of the Civil War to the mid-20th century's struggle for freedom,

to the election of Barack Obama, to the current day racial reckoning, history as us ask questions about who

we are as a nation, what race might reveal about our current crisis, and where we go from here.

Through the voices of distinguished historians and scholars, this limited series gives listeners

the background in education to understand how we got here and how we can all use history to clarify the choices before us.

As you enjoy this preview, please be sure to search for History is gain, every advancement for African Americans coming at the loss to whites.

I'm someone who sat on January 6th and thought, this is the beginning, not quite knowing what's next.

This moment is so important to understand, not just in light of history, but in terms of the way history haunts.

Welcome to History is us.

I'm Dr. Eddie S. Glaw Jr.

Join me in this six-part documentary podcast series as we journey through history to face the ugly truths at the heart of the American story.

It's all history.

It is a repeated conflict over who counts.

Throughout this series, we explore who we are as a nation and what race might reveal

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