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Slave No More: Two Men Who Escaped to Freedom

May 8, 2008

David W. Blight professor, American history, Yale University

David W. Blight, Yale professor and historian, discusses his latest work, A Slave No More: Two Men Who Escaped to Freedom, Including Their Own Narratives of Emancipation.

Topics: History | Literature & Philosophy

Tags: emancipation | freedom | Human Rights | love letter | Slavery | Non-Fiction | Race

Presented By WGBH and Museum of African American History:

Museum of African American History

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Publisher: Mariner Books (2009)

Binding: Paperback, 320 pages

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