Public Historians at Work

About Public Historians at Work

Welcome to “Public Historians at Work,” a podcast series from the Center for Public History at the University of Houston, Texas. Our vision at CPH is to ignite an understanding of our diverse pasts by collaborating with and training historically minded students, practitioners, and the public through community-driven programming and scholarship. In this podcast series, we speak with academics, writers, artists, and community members about what it means to do history and humanities work for and with the public. Check us out at www.uh.edu/CLASS/cph or find us on social media @UHCPHistory. Executive Producer: Dr. Kristina Neumann (kmneuma2@central.uh.edu)

Publisher

Center for Public History @ University of Houston

Category

history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 Mar 2021

Latest episode

20 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

41 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Sept 2026

   Stories from the Third Ward: Desegregating Houston, One Campus at a Time

   Send us Fan Mail The historic Black neighborhood of Houston’s Third Ward is home to two universities: the University of Houston (UH) and - right across Scott Street - Texas Southern University (TSU). The histories of these two educational institutions are intertwined, especially at the intersection of race and segregation within the city. Both were founded in the 1920s as junior colleges: UH for white students and TSU for Black students. By 1934, increased enrollments led their transition to ...

2. 

   6 Aug 2026

   Stories from the Third Ward: Champions Beyond the Ring

   Send us Fan Mail Step inside the Progressive Amateur Boxing Association, where the walls carry decades of history, pride, resilience, and community. In this special episode, graduate student Gabriel Griffin sits down with Coach Ray Martin Jr., who has spent 32 years carrying forward the mission his father began in 1969. Founded as a safe haven for Black youth during the Civil Rights era, the gym has grown into a multigenerational cornerstone of Third Ward identity—shaping lives through discip...

3. 

   18 Jul 2026

   Stories from the Third Ward: The Living Legacy of Wesley A.M.E. Church

   Send us Fan Mail In this special episode, University of Houston graduate student Marquel Sennet takes us to church at the historic Wesley A.M.E. Church - a cornerstone of faith, community, and activism in Houston's Third Ward for more than a century. This church played a pivotal role in the civil rights movement, including the meeting where Heman Marion Sweatt agreed to challenge segregation in the landmark Supreme Court case that paved the way for Brown v. Board of Education. Pastor John F. ...

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 13 / 100

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Quality

14

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32