If you’ve heard stories about Reconstruction, you’ve probably heard that it failed. And sure, some parts of Reconstruction did fail—but not because Black people didn’t claim their freedom.Support the show: <a href="http://donate.vpm.org/site/Donation2?1557.donation=form1&df_id=1557&mfc_pref=T">http://donate.vpm.org/site/Donation2?1557.donation=form1&df_id=1557&mfc_pref=T</a>

If you’ve heard stories about Reconstruction, you’ve probably heard that it failed. And sure, some parts of Reconstruction did fail—but not because Black people didn’t claim their freedom. Support the show: http://donate.vpm.org/site/Donation2?1557.donation=form1&df_id=1557&mfc_pref=T

If you’ve heard stories about Reconstruction, you’ve probably heard that it failed. And sure, some parts of Reconstruction did fail—but not because Black people didn’t claim their freedom.Support the show: <a href="http://donate.vpm.org/site/Donation2?1557.donation=form1&amp;df_id=1557&amp;mfc_pref=T" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://donate.vpm.org/site/Donation2?1557.donation=form1&amp;df_id=1557&amp;mfc_pref=T</a>

Intro: Time For A New Story

Highlighting true stories of Black people’s fight for liberation, progress and joy from the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement and beyond. Seizing Freedom illustrates the myriad ways Black people have sought and defined their own freedom in spite of the monumental forces at work to keep them from it.

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