Episode 128: The Centrality of Slavery - John Craig Hammonds (Origins, Part 8)
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May 4, 2026 · 49 min · Episode 113
About this episode
John Craig Hammond discusses his book on the centrality of slavery in colonial Illinois and Missouri.
In this episode of the "Origins" series, John Craig Hammond joins host Sean Rost to discuss his new book, The Centrality of Slavery:Empire and Enslavement in Colonial Illinois and Missouri. Episode Image: Map of Illinois and Missouri, 1827 [The State Historical Society of Missouri Map Collection] About the Guest: John Craig Hammond is Associate Professor of History at Penn State University, New Kensington. He is the author of The Centrality of Slavery: Empire and Enslavement in Colonial Illinois and Missouri and the co-editor of A Fire Bell in the Past: The Missouri Crisis at 200, Volume I and A Fire Bell in the Past: The Missouri Crisis at 200, Volume II.
People in this episode
Host: Sean Rost
Guest: John Craig Hammond
Topics covered
- slavery
- colonial history
- Illinois
- Missouri
- empire
- enslavement
Keywords
- slavery
- colonial Illinois
- colonial Missouri
- John Craig Hammond
- history
- empire
- enslavement
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Penn State University
Books & works: The Centrality of Slavery: Empire and Enslavement in Colonial Illinois and Missouri, A Fire Bell in the Past: The Missouri Crisis at 200, Volume I, A Fire Bell in the Past: The Missouri Crisis at 200, Volume II
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