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Ben Franklin's World

Bonus: The Washingtons' Runaway Slave, Ona Judge

Ben Franklin's World

Liz Covart

Earlyrepublic, History, Benfranklin, Society & Culture, Warforindependence, Earlyamericanrepublic, Earlyamericanhistory, Education, Colonialamerica, Americanrevolution, Ushistory, Benjaminfranklin

4.61.5K Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2018

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

As part of the Omohundro Institute's Doing History series on biography, Episode 212 offers us a new conversation with Erica Dunbar, the author of Never Caught: The Washington’s Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave Ona Judge.

The new episode will explore how historians and biographers reconstruct the lives of people from the past using the story of Ona Judge. In preparation for this new episode, here is our original conversation with Erica Dunbar about Ona Judge.

Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/137

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Ben Franklin's World is a production of the

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O'Mohandro Institute.

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Welcome to Ben Franklin's World,

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Podcasts About Early American History with Liz Covert.

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The study of history is key to understanding who we are and how we can

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affect the better future. Van Franklin's world will introduce you to historical people

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and events that have impacted and shaped our present day world. people and

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now here's your host,

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here's your host, Liz Colarn.

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Hello and welcome to a special bonus episode of Ben Franklin's World,

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the podcast dedicated to helping you, learn more about how the people

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and events of our early American past have shaped the present day world we live in.

0:40.6

On Tuesday, November 13, 2018, I'll have a brand new episode of Ben Franklin's world waiting for you.

0:46.0

It'll be episode 212, and it's the episode that will conclude the Omaha-Hundred Institute's

0:51.5

four episode Doing History Series about biography.

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Episode 212 will offer us a new conversation with Erica Dunbar, who will lead us on an exploration

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of how historians and biographers reconstruct the lives of people from the past.

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Now, as with all episodes, you'll be able to listen to episode 212 and enjoy it without any prior knowledge.

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But you may enjoy even more if you refresh yourself on our earlier conversation with

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Erica in episode 137. So this is what I'm offering you right here in this special

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bonus episode, Our original conversation with

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Erica Dunbar. Because in our new conversation we will once again talk about the

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