Uncovering Hidden Histories: Mark Torres on Eugenics, Labor & Long Island’s Untold Past скачать в хорошем качестве

Uncovering Hidden Histories: Mark Torres on Eugenics, Labor & Long Island’s Untold Past

Award-winning author, historian, attorney, and professor Mark Torres joins Conversations with Verdel Jones for a powerful and thought-provoking discussion on the histories many of us were never taught—especially right here on Long Island. In this episode, Mark dives into his latest nonfiction work, Long Island and the Legacy of Eugenics: Station of Intolerance, exploring how eugenics was not just a distant or theoretical movement, but one that shaped local policies, institutions, and lives. He also reflects on his award-winning book Long Island Migrant Labor Camps: Dust for Blood, which documents the lived realities of migrant workers and exposes systems of exploitation that still echo today. Together, we discuss: ✅ Why uncovering local history matters now more than ever ✅ What eugenics really was—and how it operated on Long Island ✅ How law has historically been used as both protection and oppression ✅ The intersection of labor history, civil rights, and modern inequality ✅ Why confronting uncomfortable truths is essential for progress This conversation connects past to present, helping viewers understand how historical systems of exclusion and power continue to influence today’s social, political, and economic landscape. If you care about truth-telling, education, and turning knowledge into purpose, this episode will challenge and inform you. 📖Long Island and the Legacy of Eugenics - https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/pro... Virtual book talk at Shelter Island Public Library:    • Long Island and the Legacy of Eugenics wit...   📖Long Island Migrant Labor Camps: Dust for Blood - https://www.amazon.com/Long-Island-Mi... 🔔 Subscribe for more conversations that inform, inspire, and empower. 📲Connect with Mark Torres Website: http://www.marktorresauthor.com/ Facebook:   / mtorresauthor1   IG: https://www.instagram.com/marktorresa... Email: marktorres29@gmail.com 🎙️ Hosted by Verdel Jones — educator, speaker, and producer and host of Conversations with Verdel Jones, where passion meets purpose. #LongIslandAuthor #HiddenHistory #PublicHistory #HistoryMatters #UntoldStories #AmericanHistory #HiddenHistory #PublicHistory #HistoryMatters #UntoldStories #AmericanHistory #LongIslandHistory #NYHistory #LocalHistory #LongIslandVoices #ConversationsWithVerdelJones #DrakeMediaStudios #StorytellingThatMatters #PurposeDrivenConversations 🛎️ Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more conversations that empower passion with purpose! 🔔 Subscribe on YouTube:    / @conversationswithverdeljones   📲 Follow us on Instagram:   / verdel_jones