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One of San Francisco's purported “ghosts,” has a remarkable real-life story often left out of San Francisco's history books. Today we bring back an episode that first aired in 2018, about the remarkable, yet complicated life of Mary Ellen Pleasant.
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Reported by Carly Severn. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Amanda Font, Ana De Almeida Amaral and Christopher Beale. Additional support on this episode from Jessica Placzek, Paul Lancour, Ryan Levi and Suzie Racho. Thanks also to Jen Chien, Katie Sprenger, Maha Sanad, Holly Kernan and the whole KQED Family.
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One of San Francisco's purported “ghosts,” has a remarkable real-life story often left out of San Francisco's history books. Today we bring back an episode that first aired in 2018, about the remarkable, yet complicated life of Mary Ellen Pleasant.
Additional Reading:
Your support makes KQED podcasts possible. You can show your love by going to https://kqed.org/donate/podcasts
Reported by Carly Severn. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Amanda Font, Ana De Almeida Amaral and Christopher Beale. Additional support on this episode from Jessica Placzek, Paul Lancour, Ryan Levi and Suzie Racho. Thanks also to Jen Chien, Katie Sprenger, Maha Sanad, Holly Kernan and the whole KQED Family.

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