Segment from Here to There

Fifty Shades of Grey

Ed chats with historian Susan Schulten about the map that used U.S. Census data to illustrate the distribution of slave populations prior to the Civil War.

Party Lines

Brian tells the story of how the Red State/Blue State electoral map became such a ubiquitous feature of election seasons. The Backstory hosts talk about other geographical boundaries that have divided the country along social lines.

00:09:55

A Picture Tells a Thousand Words

Peter looks at the famous Francis Bicknell Carpenter painting, “First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln,” and reveals the story behind the map featured in the lower right-hand corner.

00:03:00

Fifty Shades of Grey

Ed chats with historian Susan Schulten about the map that used U.S. Census data to illustrate the distribution of slave populations prior to the Civil War.

00:05:45