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Constant Wonder - Radio Archive, Episode 827

  • Jan 14, 2021 8:00 pm
  • 52:51 mins
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Maurice Jackson shares how Anthony Benezet became the founder of abolitionism in the early United States. Jerry Mikorenda tells the story of Elizabeth Jennings, a woman who wouldn't give up her seat on public transit 100 years before Rosa Parks' famous refusal.

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Founder of American Abolitionism

31 MINS

Maurice Jackson, of Georgetown, introduces Anthony Benezet, founder of abolitionism in the United States.

Maurice Jackson, of Georgetown, introduces Anthony Benezet, founder of abolitionism in the United States.

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America's First Freedom Rider

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Jerry Mikorenda tells the story of Elizabeth Jennings, a woman who fought for civil rights more than 100 years before the movement of the 1960s.

Jerry Mikorenda tells the story of Elizabeth Jennings, a woman who fought for civil rights more than 100 years before the movement of the 1960s.

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