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Slave No More: Two Men Who Escaped to Freedom
November 15, 2007
David W. Blight professor, American history, Yale University

David Blight discusses his latest work Slave No More: Two Men Who Escaped to Freedom. His new book includes previously unpublished narratives from two former slaves, offering readers a poignant, painful story of lives at once heroic and inspiring.

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