BackStory is a weekly public podcast hosted by U.S. historians Ed Ayers, Brian Balogh, Nathan Connolly and Joanne Freeman. We're based in Charlottesville, Va. at Virginia Humanities. There’s the history you had to learn, and the history you want to learn - that’s where BackStory comes in. Each week BackStory takes a topic that people are talking about and explores it through the lens of American history. Through stories, interviews, and conversations with our listeners, BackStory makes histo ...
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August 16 - George Meany is Born
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On this day in Labor History the year was 1894. That was the birthday of the long-time leader of the AFL-CIO.
George Meany grew up in the Bronx, with his Irish Catholic family.
109 episodes
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On this day in Labor History the year was 1894. That was the birthday of the long-time leader of the AFL-CIO.
George Meany grew up in the Bronx, with his Irish Catholic family.
109 episodes
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