EPISODE · Jun 9, 2024 · 6 MIN
Born Into Slavery: Stark Portraits of the Four Million Enslaved in the 1800’s
from Viewpoints Radio · host Marty Peterson, Gary Price, Ebony McMorris | AURN, Evan Rook
Imagine being born into slavery in the South. You don’t have a dime to your name, don’t have any education and all you know are the surrounding fields of the plantation you worked on for years or decades. What would you do after the abolishment of slavery? How would you start over? Historian Richard Cahan joins us this week to share a few of the firsthand stories of former slaves living in the South during the 1800’s and in America’s post-Civil War era.Learn More: https://viewpointsradio.org/born-into-slavery-stark-portraits-of-the-four-million-enslaved-in-the-1800 Linktr.ee | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | SpotifyFacebook: @ViewpointsOnlineX: @viewpointsradioInstagram: @viewpointsradioFull ArchiveContact UsAffiliates & National Syndication Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Imagine being born into slavery in the South. You don’t have a dime to your name, don’t have any education and all you know are the surrounding fields of the plantation you worked on for years or decades. What would you do after the abolishment of slavery? How would you start over? Historian Richard Cahan joins us this week to share a few of the firsthand stories of former slaves living in the South during the 1800’s and in America’s post-Civil War era. Learn More: https://viewpointsradio.org/born-into-slavery-stark-portraits-of-the-four-million-enslaved-in-the-1800
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