#1552: The Slave Who Went To Congress | The Best Of Our Knowledge

June 19, 2020 00:27:30
#1552: The Slave Who Went To Congress | The Best Of Our Knowledge
The Best Of Our Knowledge
#1552: The Slave Who Went To Congress | The Best Of Our Knowledge

Jun 19 2020 | 00:27:30

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Show Notes

This week on The Best Of Our Knowledge, we speak with the authors of a new picture book The Slave Who Went To Congress. The book shares the story of Benjamin Sterling Turner, who was born into slavery in the south and eventually became the first African American sent to Congress from Alabama. Frye Gillard […]

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