Learning Out Loud

Our concluding episode in the American Rebellion series find us in western Pennsylvania in 1791. The US had just won its freedom from England, but they faced a huge amount of debt & questions surrounding how much power the federal government should have. This all came to a head when Alexander Hamilton, as Treasury Secretary, gets his financial plan passed through Congress. The big issue: the whiskey tax. It disproportionately taxed poor, rural farmers out in western PA, many of whom were UNPAID Revolutionary War vets. Listen to this week's episode to see how those farmers stood up to the federal government & what happened afterwards. SOURCES: -Liberty Pole Spirits: https://www.libertypolespirits.com/ [https://www.libertypolespirits.com/] -Book: Whiskey Rebellion by William Hogeland -The Whiskey Rebellion: America’s First Great Crisis byWarographics, YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpc9GQEy0bg [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpc9GQEy0bg] -What is the national debt? https://tinyurl.com/e9xrc7jv [https://tinyurl.com/e9xrc7jv] -Mt. Vernon’s whiskey site: https://tinyurl.com/48teawbw [https://tinyurl.com/48teawbw] -Remembering the Veterans of the Revolutionary War: https://tinyurl.com/3c229mmu [https://tinyurl.com/3c229mmu] -Whiskey Rebellion: https://tinyurl.com/2afpuwkv [https://tinyurl.com/2afpuwkv] -Shay’s Rebellion: https://tinyurl.com/3av9w7vj [https://tinyurl.com/3av9w7vj] -Robert Morris: https://tinyurl.com/mzkfcsvd [https://tinyurl.com/mzkfcsvd] -David Bradford: https://tinyurl.com/3a2whare [https://tinyurl.com/3a2whare] CONNECT: Follow the pod on Instagram: @learningoutloudpod Email me: learningoutloudpod@gmail.com

This week we'll be discussing the Stonewall Uprising. What was it? What was its significance? And how does an uprising from the 1960s resonate with what's currently happening to the LGBTQ+ community? We'll be answering all these questions & more in this week's episode, so take a listen! SOURCES: -When Homosexuality Stopped Being a Mental Disorder: https://tinyurl.com/mssacyfv [https://tinyurl.com/mssacyfv] -Executive orders & the erasure of trans people: https://tinyurl.com/5n7y4fsa [https://tinyurl.com/5n7y4fsa] - Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism And Restoring Biological Truth To The Federal Government: https://tinyurl.com/5t39ykjp [https://tinyurl.com/5t39ykjp] - What percentage of the US population is transgender? https://tinyurl.com/5ys3j82d [https://tinyurl.com/5ys3j82d] -What science tells us about transgender athletes: https://tinyurl.com/3zc4wp6n [https://tinyurl.com/3zc4wp6n] -Stonewall Riots: https://tinyurl.com/2c55mt4z [https://tinyurl.com/2c55mt4z] - LGBTQ Rights Milestones Fast Facts: https://tinyurl.com/t35rakh8 [https://tinyurl.com/t35rakh8] -Stonewall Uprising: Why Did the Mafia Own the Bar? https://tinyurl.com/2ktyy2e4 [https://tinyurl.com/2ktyy2e4] -1969: The Stonewall Uprising: https://tinyurl.com/yc3mx2ff [https://tinyurl.com/yc3mx2ff] -Marsha P Johnson: https://tinyurl.com/3jx6c2px [https://tinyurl.com/3jx6c2px] -Sylvia Rivera: https://tinyurl.com/mrxfe9cj [https://tinyurl.com/mrxfe9cj] -Miss Major: https://missmajor.net/ [https://missmajor.net/] CONNECT: Follow the pod on Instagram: @learningoutloudpod Email me: learningoutloudpod@gmail.com

This week we'll be talking about the Coal Mine Wars of West Virginia that occurred between 1912-1922. These wars stemmed from labor disputes where miners were asking their employers for the most basic of rights. In this episode we'll discuss the reasons leading up to the Coal Mine Wars, what happened during & after, and some of the ramifications. Plus, we'll briefly talk about a secret Irish society that may have been involved in earlier miner strikes in Pennsylvania. 'FUN' RECS: * Movies: -Matewan (1987) -The Molly McGuires (1970) * Books: -Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver, related but not related book -Storming Heaven by Denise Giardina, a historicalnon-fiction that takes place during the coal mine wars * Podcast: -Season 27 of American Story Tellers: Coal Wars fromWondery, hosted by Lindsay Graham SOURCES: -The Devil is Here in These Hills: West Virginia’s CoalMiners & Their Battle for Freedom by James R. Green -Park History Program: https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1220/whatwedo.htm [https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1220/whatwedo.htm] -Who Were the Molly Maguires? https://tinyurl.com/2y9m4bhy [https://tinyurl.com/2y9m4bhy]  -The Legend of the Molly Maguires: https://tinyurl.com/ynywu8vb [https://tinyurl.com/ynywu8vb] -Coal Mining & Labor Conflict: https://tinyurl.com/42k36e4z [https://tinyurl.com/42k36e4z] -Company Towns in the US 1880s to 1935: https://tinyurl.com/ye2y4fkd [https://tinyurl.com/ye2y4fkd] -Mary Harris Jones: https://tinyurl.com/36y47t38 [https://tinyurl.com/36y47t38] -Recovering the Lost Lessons of West Virginia’s HistoricLabor Struggles: https://tinyurl.com/mpnky3eh [https://tinyurl.com/mpnky3eh] -February 25, 1903: Lawman Cunningham Leads an Armed Posse into Stanaford: https://tinyurl.com/yc8bmy6m [https://tinyurl.com/yc8bmy6m] -WV Mine Wars Museum: https://wvminewars.org/ [https://wvminewars.org/] -Paint Creek & Cabin Creek Strikes: https://tinyurl.com/5xjk5nx3 [https://tinyurl.com/5xjk5nx3] -The WV Mine Wars: https://tinyurl.com/yyfsacbm [https://tinyurl.com/yyfsacbm] -Treason, Microfilm, & Access to WV’s Labor History: https://tinyurl.com/ycywy2xd [https://tinyurl.com/ycywy2xd] -Ludlow Massacre: https://tinyurl.com/2x3md4n2 [https://tinyurl.com/2x3md4n2] CONNECT:Follow the pod on Instagram: @learningoutloudpod Email me: learningoutloudpod@gmail.com

This week we're talking about the 1863 Manhattan Draft Riots. What started out as a protest of what many New Yorkers deemed an unfair draft law, turned into a deadly racial riot that lasted for days. But why did it happen? How did a city celebrated as a beacon of opportunity become a stage for such brutal violence? And what does this forgotten chapter of the Civil War teach us about inequality, race, and the cost of war? These are the questions we’ll be answering in this episode. CONNECT: Follow the pod on Instagram: @learningoutloudpod Email us: learningoutloudpod@gmail.com SOURCES: - In the Shadow of Slavery: African Americans in New York City, 1626-1863 by Leslie M. Harris https://tinyurl.com/2rpyryfy [https://tinyurl.com/2rpyryfy] - Blood in the Streets: The New York City Draft Riots By William F.B. Vodrey  https://tinyurl.com/mrht2zm7 [https://tinyurl.com/mrht2zm7] -NY Draft Riots https://tinyurl.com/mr9m45zb [https://tinyurl.com/mr9m45zb] - Blast from the Past: The New York City Draft Riots By Jacqueline Smith: https://tinyurl.com/4jr9t768 [https://tinyurl.com/4jr9t768] - The Draft Riots of 1863 | New York: A Documentary Film: https://tinyurl.com/4wa4tz3f [https://tinyurl.com/4wa4tz3f] - Draft Riot of 1863: https://tinyurl.com/9xwap57r [https://tinyurl.com/9xwap57r] - The 1863 draft riots & the birth of the NYPD: https://tinyurl.com/yk4uepds [https://tinyurl.com/yk4uepds] -Vicksburg: https://tinyurl.com/453sxtp7 [https://tinyurl.com/453sxtp7] -Battle History: https://tinyurl.com/mv3uz993 [https://tinyurl.com/mv3uz993] -Nativists & Immigrants: https://tinyurl.com/p7are9eu [https://tinyurl.com/p7are9eu] -Tenement Housing: https://tinyurl.com/6hr5vbjj [https://tinyurl.com/6hr5vbjj] -New York, New York: https://tinyurl.com/yc6kwhz3 [https://tinyurl.com/yc6kwhz3] -New York City’s Slave Market: https://tinyurl.com/ke6yben8 [https://tinyurl.com/ke6yben8] -When NY Wanted to Secede: https://tinyurl.com/2veb6cat [https://tinyurl.com/2veb6cat]

We're continuing the American Rebellion Series this week with the Bear Flag Revolt and how it led to California becoming a U.S. state. We'll discuss who was involved, who was living there, and the ramifications the revolt had on the country. CONNECT: Follow the pod on Instagram: @learningoutloudpod Email us: learningoutloudpod@gmail.com SOURCES: -Indian Removal Act: https://tinyurl.com/mr2fs68d [https://tinyurl.com/mr2fs68d] -Stories of the Trail of Tears: https://tinyurl.com/mszr7wvj [https://tinyurl.com/mszr7wvj] -Manifest Destiny: https://tinyurl.com/4xh85mua [https://tinyurl.com/4xh85mua] -The History of James Polk: https://tinyurl.com/3h24znjc [https://tinyurl.com/3h24znjc] -The Mexican American War: https://tinyurl.com/kyuffn5y [https://tinyurl.com/kyuffn5y] -Early California History: An Overview https://tinyurl.com/43kcvxvx [https://tinyurl.com/43kcvxvx] -California Tribal Court-State Court Forum: https://tinyurl.com/68vzzwk7 [https://tinyurl.com/68vzzwk7] -Visit Native California: Facts & Figures: https://tinyurl.com/yansr3ek [https://tinyurl.com/yansr3ek] -California Indian History: https://tinyurl.com/58e6jhv8 [https://tinyurl.com/58e6jhv8] -Bear Flag Revolt: https://tinyurl.com/mmb2vyf5 [https://tinyurl.com/mmb2vyf5]   -Bear Flag Revolt: https://tinyurl.com/3msbutxx [https://tinyurl.com/3msbutxx] o   The Impact of the Mexican American War on American Society and Politics: https://tinyurl.com/mtc749dr [https://tinyurl.com/mtc749dr] o   Ulysses S. Grant Quote on the Mexican American War: https://tinyurl.com/559jz4ms [https://tinyurl.com/559jz4ms] -Mexican Americans: https://tinyurl.com/3x8f35r6 [https://tinyurl.com/3x8f35r6] -Land Loss in Trying Times: https://tinyurl.com/52647tts [https://tinyurl.com/52647tts] -Untold History: The Survival of California’s Indians: https://tinyurl.com/mryn3smb [https://tinyurl.com/mryn3smb] -“No Cause for Celebration” The White Supremacist Message of California’s Bear Flag and Seal: https://tinyurl.com/2s46a8w3 [https://tinyurl.com/2s46a8w3]