The Legacy of Henrietta Wood, a Slave Who Sued her Kidnappers and Won a Case of Reparation for Slavery.

KPFA - Letters and Politics

English - November 05, 2019 10:00 - 59 minutes - 68.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 232 ratings
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A conversation with historian W. Caleb McDaniel about the life of Henrietta Wood, a black woman who was born into slavery, was freed and then re-enslaved, and then sued her captors and won, using that money to buy a home and put her son through law school.
Caleb McDaniel is professor of history at Rice University in Houston and the author of Sweet Taste of Liberty: A True Story of Slavery and Restitution in America.
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