The Rise and Fall of the House of Diggs

About this episode

Dr. Hettie V. Williams interviews Dr. Marion Orr about his book on Charles C. Diggs, Jr.

This week Dr. Hettie V. Williams is in conversation with Dr. Marion Orr about his recent book House of Diggs: The Rise and Fall of America’s Most Consequential Black Congressman, Charles C. Diggs, Jr (University of North Carolina Press, 2025). Williams is a professor of history in the Department of History and Anthropology at Monmouth University and the current director of the African Diaspora Studies Program at Monmouth University. Orr is the inaugural Frederick Lippitt Professor of Public P...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Hettie V. Williams

Guest: Dr. Marion Orr

Topics covered

• Black history
• American politics
• biography
• interviews
• African American studies

Keywords

• Charles C. Diggs, Jr
• Black Congressman
• history
• African Diaspora
• Monmouth University

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of North Carolina Press, Monmouth University

Books & works: House of Diggs: The Rise and Fall of America’s Most Consequential Black Congressman, Charles C. Diggs, Jr

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