Evidence and Obsession: Why America Fears Black History

Send us Fan Mail Why does America fight so aggressively over Black history—and why do racists seem incapable of leaving Black people alone? In this episode, we examine the uncomfortable truth behind America’s obsession with controlling how Black history is taught, remembered, and discussed. From slavery, Reconstruction, lynching, redlining, and segregation to modern book bans, attacks on Black studies, voter suppression, DEI backlash, and the rewriting of museum exhibits, the pattern is clear...