{"podcast":{"title":"American History Hit","slug":"american-history-hit-5648990","podcast_index_feed_id":5648990,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/62c7fb2a7acf3900129dffa7","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/american-history-hit","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/62c7fb2a7acf3900129dffa7/1661247079759-503f1e36920dca9c172c0eb16bbdc624.jpeg","author":"History Hit","episode_count":407,"summary":"Join Don Wildman twice a week for your hit of American history, as he explores the past to help us understand the United States of today. We’ll hear how codebreakers uncovered secret Japanese plans for the Battle of Midway, visit Chief Powhatan as he prepares for war with the British, see Walt Disney accuse his former colleagues of being communists, and uncover the dark history that lies beneath Central Park. From pre-colonial America to independence, slavery to civil rights, the gold rush to the space race, join Don as he speaks to leading experts to delve into America’s past. New episodes every Monday and Thursday. Brought to you by History Hit, the award-winning podcast network and world’s best history channel on demand, featuring shows like Dan Snow’s History Hit, Not Just The Tudors and Betwixt the Sheets. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T16:18:28.435680+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-hit-5648990"},"episode":{"title":"What Made America? The Abolitionists","slug":"what-made-america-the-abolitionists","published_at":"2026-06-28T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-hit-5648990/what-made-america-the-abolitionists","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-hit-5648990","url":"https://shows.acast.com/american-history-hit/episodes/what-made-america-the-abolitionists","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/62c7fb2a7acf3900129dffa7/e/6a3d0dc15116c2c9344401bb/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=tds906KGz9IpkUUQ7SrGvEnfQ3fPDBqHjT4iXnd_CYY","summary":"In 1831, it looked like enslavement in America would continue forever. 34 years later, it was permanently abolished under the 13th Amendment. How did that happen? And who made it so? We've been asking some of our favourite historians for their most important moment in these 250 years of the United States' History. In this episode, Kellie Carter Jackson returns to talk Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and all the other amazing people and groups who refused to accept enslavement. Kellie Carter Jackson is the Michael and Denise Kellen ’68 Associate Professor in the Department of Africana Studies at Wellesley College. She is author of several books, including ‘Force and Freedom: Black Abolitionists and the Politics of Violence' and 'We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance'. Edited by Aidan Lonergan. Produced by Sophie Gee. Senior Producer was Freddy Chick. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe .   All music from Epidemic Sounds. American History Hit is a History Hit podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In 1831, it looked like enslavement in America would continue forever. 34 years later, it was permanently abolished under the 13th Amendment. How did that…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3481,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/american-history-hit-5648990/episodes/what-made-america-the-abolitionists/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-hit-5648990/what-made-america-the-abolitionists.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}