The Underground Railroad
Special | 26m 46s
Gail Martin and guest Irene Eskridge discuss the journey in The Underground Railroad.
When Colson Whitehead was a child he imagined the Underground Railroad as a subway beneath the earth that escaped slaves could ride to freedom. He read through slave narratives from the 18th and 19th centuries to get a feel for what life might have been like for Cora, a 15-year-old slave who had escaped from a Georgia plantation. Gail Martin and guest Irene Eskridge discuss the journey and make a
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The Underground Railroad
Special | 26m 46s
When Colson Whitehead was a child he imagined the Underground Railroad as a subway beneath the earth that escaped slaves could ride to freedom. He read through slave narratives from the 18th and 19th centuries to get a feel for what life might have been like for Cora, a 15-year-old slave who had escaped from a Georgia plantation. Gail Martin and guest Irene Eskridge discuss the journey and make a
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