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An image of BackStory host Ed Ayers with the text \u201cThe Best of BackStory\u201d in the background. Photo: Sanjay Suchak<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

As BackStory moves towards the end of its production, we\u2019ve asked our hosts \u2013 both past and present \u2013 to select memorable moments from the show that we\u2019re publishing as episodes once per month.<\/span><\/p>\n

As a founding host, Ed has had hundreds of conversations on a huge variety of topics. But some of his favorite BackStory moments touched on anniversaries and events related to his own field in American history: slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. They are conversations of pain and struggle, change and triumph.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here, Ed gives us additional insight about his favorite segments as a BackStory host, including the ones that didn\u2019t make the cut for this week\u2019s show. Click the links to hear the original episodes his selections came from.<\/span><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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