Founding Son: Episode 4 - Don't Mess With Texas

Update: 2023-04-27

Description

John Quincy Adams unleashes on the House floor over two pivotal issues of the 1830s: The annexation of Texas, and prohibiting the discussion of slavery in the U.S. House, known as the Gag rule.

Founding Son is a Curiosity Podcast and is a co-production of iHeart Podcasts and School of Humans.

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Comments (1)

Michael Hair

It's a great, enlightening series. Makes the history come alive again. I enjoyed learning about Adams, Van Buren, fights in Congress, Texas annexation, and the struggle to end slavery.

Jul 11th

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