Craig Gallagher, Ph.D.

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Assistant Professor of History

Craig Gallagher is an Assistant Professor of History at Colby-Sawyer College in New London, NH. His research interests include Early American and Atlantic History. He is also an officer for the North American Conference on British Studies and its regional New England affiliate.

May 31, 2025

Episode 15: The Heavens Fall

The detainment of a West African-born enslaved Virginian named James Somerset in London leads to a court case decided by England's most powerful judge that challenges the foundations of slavery in the British Empire.
Guests: Julie Flavell, Ph.D. , Norman Rodger , Christopher Brown, Ph.D. , Trevor Burnard, Ph.D. , Anne Fertig, Ph.D. , Adam Xavier McNeil, Ph.D. , Chernoh Sesay, Jr., Ph.D. , Peter Walker, Ph.D. , Gillian Macdonald, Ph.D. , Craig Gallagher, Ph.D. , John Terry, Ph.D.