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Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad

Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad

FromALOUD @ Los Angeles Public Library


Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad

FromALOUD @ Los Angeles Public Library

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Length:
61 minutes
Released:
Mar 4, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and consultant on the Academy Award-winning film 12 Years a Slave discusses his latest book, which unearths extraordinary findings from Columbia University’s archives to shed new light on the Underground Railroad. Join Foner in conversation with Harvard Law Professor Randall Kennedy for an illuminating look at the fraught history of American slavery and the courageous acts of individuals who defied the law in the fight for freedom decades before the Civil War.  *Click here to see photos from the program!   
Released:
Mar 4, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

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ALOUD is the Library Foundation of Los Angeles' award-winning literary series of live conversations, readings and performances at the historic Central Library and locations throughout Los Angeles.