Yappin’ About History

This week we're talking about the enslaved woman, Ona Maria Judge. She was enslaved by George & Martha Washington & while living in Philadelphia during Washington's presidency, Ona escaped to New Hampshire. She was never caught even though George spent the rest of his life trying to recapture her. You may have heard about her or the mansion the Washingtons lived in while at Philadelphia because it's been in the news lately as one of the historical sites the current administration has targeted for having "unamerican" signs. So I thought what better way to talk about the nine enslaved people who lived at the President's House in Philadelphia than by talking about one (but not the only) who escaped. CONNECT: Instagram: @yappinabouthistorypodTikTok: @yappinabouthistorypodEmail me: [email protected]:-Never Caught: The Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of TheirRunaway Slave Ona Judge by Erica Armstrong Dunbar-President’s House Site History of Litigation: https://tinyurl.com/3z6u8xhw-President’s House Site: https://tinyurl.com/3w6x7fu4-New signs at the President’s House Site: https://tinyurl.com/96e3j685-NPS website with updated signs: https://tinyurl.com/32nn3hxk-Thaddeus Stevens: https://tinyurl.com/ykhzkx7c,https://tinyurl.com/cfnsbrch, https://tinyurl.com/2da7js8c

We're continuing with Part 2 of discussing the connections between the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC), the Lost Cause, & Confederate monuments. In Part 2, we'll look at how the UDC used public education and history to further advance the Lost Cause narrative, and talk about the status of Confederate monuments and military bases today. CONNECT: Instagram: @yappinabouthistorypodTikTok: @yappinabouthistorypodEmail me: [email protected]:-No Common Ground by Karen L. Cox-Dixie’s Daughters by Karen L. CoxSlavery and Justifications for Southern Secession in Their Own Words: https://tinyurl.com/yuc6x856-Trump EO about US History: https://tinyurl.com/mu2jvawv-Virginia Ends Tax Exemptions for Confederate Groups: https://tinyurl.com/45musasw-White contractors wouldn’t remove Confederate statues. So a Black man did it: https://tinyurl.com/4n9enfht-Confederate statue will go back up in Arlington Cemetery:https://tinyurl.com/36jy2k32- Pete Hegseth is skirting law by bringing back Confederatenames of army bases: https://tinyurl.com/yr76kbzh-SPLC’s map of all confederate named places: https://tinyurl.com/ym7cjmp2-The Monuments Project: https://tinyurl.com/5re34pc4-Elon University Poll – Confederate statues and monuments: https://tinyurl.com/mhy2htsn-Barbara Johns: https://tinyurl.com/5cf9h9af

If you’ve ever wondered why some people refer to the U.S. Civil War as the ‘war between the states’ or ‘Lost Cause’ or if you’ve ever wondered why there are so many Confederate statues all over the US, even in states that weren’t apart of it, or if you’ve wondered why some people say that slavery ‘wasn’t that bad’ and that most white families treated their slaves like extended family…. you’re in the right place. Surprisingly, there is one group that has been the most influential in pushing these narratives & monuments & it might not be who you think it is…This week we’re gonna be talking about the United Daughters of the Confederacy & the lasting impact they’ve had on US History & how the Confederacy is remembered.CONNECT: Instagram: @yappinabouthistorypodTikTok: @yappinabouthistorypodEmail me: [email protected]:-No Common Ground by Karen L. Cox-Dixie’s Daughters by Karen L. Cox-Monuments at the MOCA: https://tinyurl.com/8dpemh2w-Slavery and Justifications for Southern Secession in Their Own Words: https://tinyurl.com/yuc6x856

Last week we talked about influential women thinkers andwriters of the American Revolution, and this week we’re following it up with part 2 of influential women of the American Revolution. This week we’ll be talking about the women who got their hands dirty in the war…that’s right, we’re talking about the women fighters, spies, messengers, & protesters of the American Revolution! Let’s yap about it!CONNECT: Instagram: @yappinabouthistorypodTikTok: @yappinabouthistorypodEmail me: [email protected]:-Edenton Tea Party: https://tinyurl.com/y87r8pha-Women of Edenton resolve to forego English tea, 1774: https://tinyurl.com/7rxddek9-Esther de Berdt Reed: https://tinyurl.com/mvac5dhv-Molly Pitcher: https://tinyurl.com/4n52nn27-Women of the Revolutionary War: https://tinyurl.com/mryn775a-Will the real molly pitcher please stand up? https://tinyurl.com/56fzx6me-Deborah Sampson: https://tinyurl.com/27ky4dwc& https://tinyurl.com/5acuz5xm-Sybil Ludington: https://tinyurl.com/mp8d67wk-Dicey Langston: https://tinyurl.com/2v3kjf86& https://tinyurl.com/y7tsmf35-Agent 355: https://tinyurl.com/2kyx7zm2-Nancy Hart: https://tinyurl.com/muct985u-Elizabeth Burgin: https://tinyurl.com/7njpb9ks

This week is part 1 of a 2 part series looking at some of the influential women of the American Revolution. This week’s episode will focus on the women thinkers and writers of this time who influenced society’s views on the Revolution and influenced many of the founding fathers. We’ll be talking about Catharine Macaulay-a very famous historian & political writer, Mercy Otis Warren-also a very famous political writer & poet, Phillis Wheatley-an enslaved woman who rose to fame through her poetry, which helped her secure her freedom, & Mary Katharine Goddard-whose name appears on the Declaration of Independence.CONNECT: Instagram: @yappinabouthistorypodTikTok: @yappinabouthistorypodEmail me: [email protected]:- The Revolutionary Lives of Catharine Macaulay & Mercy Otis Warren from We The People podcast, Mar 19, 2026 -Hater of Kings: Catharine Macaulay’s Constitutional Regicide and the Declaration of Independence: https://tinyurl.com/65ubxkp3-The duchess, her doctor and his electric bed: https://tinyurl.com/y4u3jetj-Thomas Jefferson’s Use of the Past: https://tinyurl.com/5ejsxn7y -Catharine Macaulay and Mercy Otis Warren: The Revolutionary Atlantic and the Politics of Gender by Kate Davies-Mercy Warren Otis: https://tinyurl.com/488jzwhb -Phillis Wheatley: https://tinyurl.com/yc5xtuvf-Phillis Wheatley: https://tinyurl.com/mvy87vc7-Phillis Wheatley: https://tinyurl.com/4c9h5cfb-Phillis Wheatley: later life & death: https://tinyurl.com/457m2uuu-Precious Cargo: Phillis Wheatley’s Poems and the Boston Tea Party: https://www.masshist.org/object-of-the-month/objects/october-2023-Mary Katharine Goddard: https://tinyurl.com/3cj2zukb

There was a lot of festivities & hullabaloo in the lead up to the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Dec of independence…but what if I told you that we were actually a little over a year too late in the celebrations? And that The first Declaration of Independence was actually signed on May 20, 1775 in Mecklenburg, NC. And not only are we celebrating on the wrong date, Thomas Jefferson plagiarized large portions of this first declaration in order to make his own!! This week we’re gonna talk about the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence or the MecDec, if you’re cool! Let’s get into it!CONNECT:Instagram: @yappinabouthistorypodTikTok: @yappinabouthistorypodEmail me: [email protected]:-Who’s Your Founding Father by David Fleming-The “Scots-Irish” Race: https://tinyurl.com/2xfs49pr-The War of Sugar Creek: https://tinyurl.com/2x65zwa3-Regulator War: https://tinyurl.com/ycvv8kf3-The Mecklenburg Declaration- the controversy: https://tinyurl.com/bdcn4a3k-The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence: https://tinyurl.com/582bzate-Why is Charlotte, NC nicknamed the ‘hornet’s nest?’: https://tinyurl.com/2utac3xw-Here's the wild story of the MecDec's anniversary ride from Charlotte to Philadelphia: https://tinyurl.com/23cdpak8

Most people know about Aaron Burr & his deadly duel with Hamilton, but I'm guessing you don't know about Burr's plot to create his own country. Yep! We're talking about the Burr Conspiracy & how he tried to enlist a small army to take over part of the Louisiana Purchase or Mexico to create his own country.CONNECT:Instagram: @yappinabouthistorypodTikTok: @yappinabouthistorypodEmail me: [email protected]:-Aaron Burr: https://tinyurl.com/33mpkv8h-The Burr Conspiracy: https://tinyurl.com/2ud6dhfn-Burr’s Conspiracy: https://tinyurl.com/2rc9u3wz-The Woman Who Dueled with Aaron Burr…and Won: https://tinyurl.com/2pjvd4st- Aaron Burr’s trial and the Constitution’s treason clause: https://tinyurl.com/wa4f7bxv-The disappearance of Theodosia Burr:  https://tinyurl.com/vnwn8bm4-The Grave of the Female Stranger: https://tinyurl.com/4w2dskut

This week we're talking about the only successful coup to happen on US soil...that's right, we'll be discussing the coup of Wilmington's (NC) city government. In this episode we'll cover who was behind the coup, why they did it, and the lasting effects it had on the city.CONNECT:Instagram: @yappinabouthistorypodTikTok: @yappinabouthistorypodEmail me: [email protected]:-PBS Experience doc: American Coup: https://tinyurl.com/y2ym6752-America’s Only Successful Coup d’Etat Overthrew a Biracial Government in 1898: https://tinyurl.com/5dduz2n8-Wilmington, 1898: The Unsuppressed History of a Massacre: https://tinyurl.com/2efcz7rm-1898 Wilmington Coup: https://tinyurl.com/4xn6484h-White supremacists took over a city – now NC is doing more to remember the deadly attack: https://tinyurl.com/3szj7eks- Reparations advised for 1898 riot in Wilmington: https://tinyurl.com/4nh9bjtw

What do Thomas Jefferson, a moose, and French naturalistshave to do with each other? Well, it involves the term American Degeneracy, a popular theory in the 1700s, popularized by French natural scientists, that basically said everything in the Americas or New World were smaller in size & lesser in intelligence. And boy did Jefferson have beef with thosescientists & he made it his mission to prove them wrong! And one of the ways he did that? By sending a moose carcass over to France for the scientists to see how big a New World animal could be.CONNECT:Instagram: @yappinabouthistorypodTikTok: @yappinabouthistorypodEmail me: [email protected]:-Jefferson's Moose and the Case against American Degeneracy:https://tinyurl.com/3799s673-Jefferson & the Theory of Degeneracy: https://tinyurl.com/3992j245-Thomas Jefferson and the Mastodon: https://tinyurl.com/yw5fppe3-Jefferson, Buffon & the Moose: https://tinyurl.com/4nep4887-Thomas Jefferson Needs a Dead Moose Right Now to Defend America:https://tinyurl.com/48ccnb86

This week we're talking about a group of Irish immigrants, called the St. Patrick's Battalion or Battalón de San Patricios, in the US army who switched sides to fight with Mexico during the Mexican-American War.CONNECT:Instagram: @yappinabouthistorypodTikTok: @yappinabouthistorypodEmail me: [email protected]:-One Man’s Hero (1999): movie-Saol John Riley (2010/11): Irish-language documentary, https://tinyurl.com/4kjkpcpk-The San Patricios deserted the U.S. Army to fight forMexico. To this day, their legacy lives on: https://tinyurl.com/mryxm3s6-The San Patricio Brigade: https://tinyurl.com/yc6ys3s2-The Mexican American War: https://tinyurl.com/2j6apv9m-Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo: https://tinyurl.com/3xb5htbp-Mariachi San Patricio: https://tinyurl.com/yvua82vs-land loss in trying times: https://tinyurl.com/4v34rp2j-Mexican Americans: https://tinyurl.com/256t2ypz-cinco patricio’s tequila: https://tinyurl.com/4pbzn2cs- The San Patricios: the Irish Heroes of Mexico: https://tinyurl.com/2rkedhns-The Chieftans, march to the battle (w/ Liam Neeson): https://tinyurl.com/44eherzw