People's Historians Podcast

About People's Historians Podcast

Welcome to the People’s Historians Podcast from the Zinn Education Project. In light of the popularity of our online mini-classes centered around teaching the Black Freedom Struggle, we’ve converted our online sessions to a podcast with the hope of increasing the teaching of Black lives in the classroom and beyond.

Publisher

Zinn Education Project

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Mar 2020

Latest episode

5 May 2026

Latest episodes

69 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 May 2026

   Freedom Ship: The Uncharted History of Escaping Slavery by Sea (with Marcus Rediker)

   In this episode, from our series on Teach the Black Freedom Struggle, our host, Jesse Hagopian speaks with historian Marcus Rediker about his books Freedom Ship: The Uncharted History of Escaping Slavery by Sea and The Many-Headed Hydra: Sailors, Slaves, Commoners, and the Hidden History of the Revolutionary Atlantic, and talks about the many enslaved people who fled successfully from the horrors of bondage in the antebellum South not by land but by sea. Read about the event and find related resources (https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/black-history-is-for-everyone/).

2. 

   14 Apr 2026

   Until the Last Gun Is Silent (with Matthew Delmont)

   In this episode, from our series on Teach the Black Freedom Struggle, Rethinking Schools executive director Cierra Kaler-Jones speaks with historian Matthew Delmont about his book, Until the Last Gun Is Silent: A Story of Patriotism, the Vietnam War, and the Fight to Save America’s Soul. Read about the event and find related resources (https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/black-history-is-for-everyone/).

3. 

   17 Mar 2026

   On a MOVE: Repairing Histories of State Violence (with Mike Africa Jr. and Krystal Strong)

   In this episode, from our series on Teach the Black Freedom Struggle, our host, Jesse Hagopian speaks with activist Mike Africa Jr. and scholar Dr. Krystal Strong about the story of the MOVE organization, repairing histories of state violence, and the “On a MOVE” curriculum project in Philadelphia as a model for educators to develop local history curriculum in their school districts. Read about the event and find related resources (https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/on-a-move/).

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

1,197,513

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

40 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 38 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

29

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

32

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