Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
The name Robert Carter may have been lost to history. But as one of the richest men in Virginia, Carter freed over 450 slaves and demonstrated that emancipation was a viable choice to wealthy landowners of the time. A look at this unknown chapter in America’s history.
Guests
- Andrew Levy Cooper Chair in English, Butler University; also author of "The First Emancipator: The Forgotten Story of Robert Carter, the Founding Father Who Freed His Slaves" (Random House)
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