American Rhapsody Podcast
1) Freedom Papers: Evidence of Emancipation, Episode 2
“Freedom Papers: Evidence of Emancipation” highlights examples of how enslaved people gained freedom before the Civil War in the American south. Through the purchase of bonds, travel to states where t...Show More
2) Freedom Papers: Evidence of Emancipation, Episode 1
Documents used in this exhibit cover an era from Spanish rule to the end of the Civil War, including petitions signed by Spanish Governors, survey maps, and emancipation papers for entire families. Th...Show More
3) Episode 11: The Governor and the Colonel: A Dual Biography of William P. Hobby and Oveta Culp Hobby
After establishing himself as a pioneer in the news media industry in Texas, Will Hobby served as Lt. Gov. of Texas from 1915 until September 1917, when he became Governor. He led Texas’ effort to sup...Show More
4) Episode 10: Voice Lessons: Finding Your Voice through Social Activism
First drawn into the fight against racial segregation in the 1960s, Alice Embree became a leader of Students for a Democratic Society at the University of Texas at Austin and embarked on a lifelong jo...Show More
5) Episode 9: Astronomical Quilts!: Quilting among the Stars
It might surprise you that the Briscoe Center’s collections are not only global in their reach—they are, literally, astronomical. In this episode, we will explore outer space through the art of quilts...Show More
6) Episode 8: Photographing Conflict: The Carolyn Cole Archive
Americans have been shocked by the stream of visual information that has flooded the news and social media over the past year. We have also witnessed the deplorable treatment of many journal...Show More
7) Episode 7: On with the Fight: Documenting Women’s Suffrage and Activism
The passage of the 19th Amendment guaranteed the right to vote for women — a significant constitutional milestone. But women’s activism has not always united disparate groups into collective act...Show More
8) Episode 6: Steal This Podcast: The Abbie Hoffman Papers
A pioneer of a street-theater approach to activism, Abbie Hoffman played a key role in the Chicago police riot of 1968 and the ensuing court case known as the trial of the Chicago 7. Johanna Hoffman L...Show More
9) Episode 5: Teaching Texas Slavery: The Natchez Trace and other collections
Don Carleton speaks with Daina Berry, chair of the Department of History at UT Austin. Her research and teaching—which focuses on the history of the enslaved—has utilized many of the Briscoe Center’s ...Show More
10) Episode 4: Hell Raisin’ History: the Molly Ivins Papers
Sometimes, politics is so nasty, so partisan, that you better laugh—or else you might cry. Molly Ivins was a legendary reporter and columnist — hilariously acerbic, staunchly feminist and uniquely Tex...Show More