Introducing History is US

Tell Me with Ellen Pompeo

Ellen Pompeo & Cadence13

Comedy, Society & Culture, Arts

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2022

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

Written and narrated by award-winning author and Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University, Dr. Eddie S. Glaude, “History is US” is a 6-part audio documentary produced and developed by C13Originals that asks questions about who we are as a nation, and what race might reveal about our current crisis. Through the voices of distinguished historians and scholars, this limited series gives listeners the background and education to understand how we got here and how we can all use history to clarify the choices before us. There will always be something distinct about our present day, yet history haunts. “History is US” is a presentation of Shining City Audio, a C13Originals and Jon Meacham Studio. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	There are too many people in this country who see every civil rights gain, every advancement
0:16.1	for African-Americans coming at the loss to whites.
0:20.2	I'm someone who sat on January 6th and thought this is the beginning, not quite knowing
0:26.2	what's next.
0:28.1	This moment is so important to understand, not just in light of history, but in terms
0:34.2	of the way history haunts.
0:45.0	Welcome to History is Us.
0:46.8	I'm Dr. Eddie Esklaw Jr.
0:49.3	Join me in this six-part documentary podcast series as we journey through history to face
0:55.3	the ugly truths at the heart of the American story.
0:58.3	It's all history, it is a repeated conflict over who counts.
1:04.4	Throughout this series we explore who we are as a nation and what race might reveal
1:09.7	about our current crisis.
1:11.7	It is my hope that with a clearer sense of our tragic, hopeful and undoubtedly flawed
1:16.7	story, we can start the work to reinvent ourselves.
1:22.6	What is the future of this democracy?
1:26.6	How do we live it?
1:28.2	How do we feel it?
1:29.9	How do we own it?
1:31.7	How do we use history as a reservoir that people can dip into to find understanding and
1:38.0	maybe just maybe to find hope?
1:40.6	All is not lost.
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