Erin and Amber are joined by Dr. J. Brent Morris to discuss his newest book, Dismal Freedom, and his research on the various maroons communities in North Carolina and Virginia’s Great Dismal Swamps. Dr. Morris also shares the difficulties associated with studying maroons in the United States and illuminates what maroons can tell contemporary people about the definition of freedom.

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