Tiya Miles — Toward Living Memory

For Black History Month: a MacArthur “genius” who’s unearthing an especially painful chapter of the American experience — the intersecting history of African-Americans and Native Americans, and the little-known narratives that Cherokee landowners held black slaves. Even with history this difficult, Tiya Miles shows us the possibility of stretching the canvas of the past wide enough to hold both hard truths and healing.

Episode 251 of the On Being with Krista Tippett podcast, hosted by On Being Studios, titled "Tiya Miles — Toward Living Memory" was published on February 2, 2012 and runs 51 minutes.

February 2, 2012 ·51m · On Being with Krista Tippett

Summary

For Black History Month: a MacArthur “genius” who’s unearthing an especially painful chapter of the American experience — the intersecting history of African-Americans and Native Americans, and the little-known narratives that Cherokee landowners held black slaves. Even with history this difficult, Tiya Miles shows us the possibility of stretching the canvas of the past wide enough to hold both hard truths and healing.

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