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Before the apps, people used newspapers to find love

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To celebrate the history of Black romance, Gene and Parker are joined by reporter Nichole Hill to explore the 1937 equivalent of dating apps — the personals section of one of D.C.'s Black newspapers. Parker attempts to match with a Depression-era bachelor, and along the way we learn about what love meant two generations removed from slavery. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

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