In this episode, we interview the authors of We Are the Land: A History of Native California. Below are their bios and a link to the book:
William J. Bauer, Jr. is an enrolled citizen of the Round Valley Indian Tribes and Professor of History at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Damon B. Akins is Associate Professor of History at Guilford College, in Greensboro, North Carolina, and a former high school teacher in Los Angeles.
In this episode, we look at the fascinating life of Mary Ellen Pleasant, an African American woman who blazed trails in Californian politics.
In this final episode on Junipero Serra, we look at his death and legacy.
In this episode, we continue our series by discussion the Long Walk of the Navajo people and its connection to the Greater Reconstruction.