Reconstructing Family
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How freed people sought out their kin following emancipation, and how they worked to establish new lives with their kin, pushing for recognition in the eyes of the law. Support the show: https://www.pledgecart.org/pledgeCart3/?campaign=9D88F97A-621A-46C0-98FA-3BC3199AE799&source=#/home See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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