
Christopher Phelps
associate Professor of American Studies at the University of Nottingham
2 episodes
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The Haymarket Affair
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the bombing at a Chicago workers' rally in 1886 and the trial, execution and subsequent pardoning of anarchists blamed for inciting the attack.
3 October 2024
Also featuring: Ruth Kinna, Gary Gerstle
The American Populists
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the C19th MidWest and Southern farmers' struggle for a better deal, claiming they suffered while industry and railroads thrived at their expense.
15 June 2017
Also featuring: Lawrence Goldman, Mara Keire