The Reckoning: Facing the Legacy of Slavery in America

Episode One: Hidden History


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The history of slavery is often taught as a bitter chapter of America’s past that has been rectified. But in Kentucky that history has been rarely acknowledged, and is poorly documented. This has made it particularly difficult for African American families to learn anything about their enslaved ancestors. We’ll meet one Black family just beginning to learn about their family’s connections to a plantation in Louisville.

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The Reckoning: Facing the Legacy of Slavery in AmericaBy Spotlight Media LLC