Kevin Porteous
Professor of politics and director of American Studies at Hillsdale College who delivers the lecture on slavery and the roots of the secession crisis in this episode.
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Feb 18, 2026 • 37min
Constitution 101: Slavery and the Roots of the Secession Crisis
Kevin Porteous, professor of politics and director of American Studies at Hillsdale College, gives a concise lecture on slavery and the secession crisis. He asks how slavery persisted in a republic of rights. He traces early abolition efforts, constitutional compromises that sidestepped slavery, and the rise of a pro-slavery ideology that ultimately pushed the South toward secession.
