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🗓️ 27 September 2024
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Greg Jenner is joined by special guests Prof Emily Bernard and comedian Toussaint Douglass in 19th-century America to meet Frederick Douglass. Born into an enslaved family, Frederick fought against all odds to secure his freedom and went on to become a famed abolitionist, orator, writer and statesman.
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Research by Anna-Nadine Pike and Jess White Written by Emma Nagouse, Anna-Nadine Pike and Greg Jenner Produced by Emma Nagouse and Greg Jenner Assistant Producer: Emmie Rose Price-Goodfellow Project Management: Isla Matthews Audio Producer: Steve Hankey
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1:17.2 | You may have read her wonderful book, Black is the Body, stories from my grandmother's time, |
1:21.2 | my mother's time and mine. And you'll certainly remember her from our episode on |
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