The Midwest wasn't untouched by slavery

from In the Moment · host Ellen Koester, Lori Walsh, Ari Jungemann

Gail Blankenau tells the story of two sisters escaping to freedom out of southeast Nebraska in her new book. She shares the surprising history of slavery in the Midwest.

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