Discovering the Truth About America's Past | Carrie Gibson

<p>Carrie Gibson is an American-born, Cambridge-trained historian, journalist, and author. </p><p><br></p><p>America, a wild outpost for British Puritans, speculators, merchants, and malcontents began in the year 1776, no? And it wasn’t until the year 1863, on whose dawn Lincoln issued the <em>Emancipation Proclamation</em>, that we all began thinking about slavery, right? While these are, no doubt, important dates to remember, the real history of America (what we might call, <em>Spanish </em>America!) stretches much further back in time. </p><p><br></p><p>From this episode, you’ll learn…</p><p><br></p><p>The historical significance of the British monarchy and whether it’s been, on the whole, an evil visited, or a good conferred upon the rest of the world; imperialism old and new, as practiced variously by the British, French, Americans, and Chinese; if, in our studies and national myths, we overemphasize the role played by Christopher Columbus; the Valladolid Debate and the earliest arguments against slavery; Manifest Destiny and Karl Marx; Why conspiracies are so alluring; and if America suffers from a delusion of innocence. </p><p><br></p><p>#history #columbus #america</p><p><br></p><p>TIME STAMPS</p><p>0:00 Introductory Remarks </p><p>1:39 The Death of Queen Elizabeth and the state of the monarchy</p><p>6:07 Carrie’s Biographical Info </p><p>8:32 Has the British Empire been a net benefit or detriment? </p><p>10:18 Asian vs European Imperialism </p><p>13: 55 Differences between American and British schools, how they produce their scholars</p><p>21:29 Do we care too much about Christopher Columbus? </p><p>30:10 With whom would YOU sail? </p><p>32: 27 The Valladolid Debate and Slavery</p><p>44:30 American Expansionism and Manifest Destiny; Marx, Hegel</p><p>55:10  Bad history and reasons we’re drawn to conspiracies</p><p>1:00;33 America’s delusion of innocence, Reinhold Niebuhr</p><p>1:07:50 Rapid Fire questions</p><p><br></p><p>–</p><p><br></p><p>Links to purchase Carrie’s books: </p><p><br></p><p><em>