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About Shawn Hamilton
NBN Episodes hosted by Shawn:
September 30, 2013
To Render Invisible
The story of the rise of Jim Crow in Jacksonville, Florida is in many ways illustrative of the challenges facing newly emancipated African Americans t…
June 18, 2013
Race to Incarcerate
The American penitentiary model began as not merely a physical construct, but as a philosophical and religious one. Prisoners were to use their time i…
May 15, 2013
Reducing Gun Violence in America
We've all heard the saying that when arguing we should 'disagree without being disagreeable' but, when it comes to guns, we often find ourselves disag…
May 15, 2013
Master of the Mountain
The Louisiana Purchase was a perfect illustration of the challenges, yet seemingly boundless opportunities that slavery presented statesmen like Thoma…
May 2, 2013
Glock
History is in many respects the story of humanity's quest for transcendence: to control life and death, time and space, loss and memory. When inventor…
April 25, 2013
Darkest America
The moral arguments in defense of slavery hinged on the claim that it was the best arrangement for all parties involved, especially the slaves. Thomas…
April 17, 2013
Black Against Empire
German military theorist Carl Von Clausewitz observed that many of the important variables in war exist in 'clouds of great uncertainty' which create …
April 3, 2013
The Black Russian
Vladimir Alexandrov's new book The Black Russian (Atlantic Monthly Press, 2013) tells the epic and often tragic story of Fredrick Bruce Thomas, an Afr…