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Seeing Truth with Gwendolyn Shaw
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20 minutes
Released:
Jun 9, 2020
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Podcast episode
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After 'walking away' from slavery, abolitionist Sojourner Truth chose her own name, told her own story at speaking engagements, and sued for her young son's freedom. (She won.) The Gallery’s senior historian, Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw, says there’s something else she took control of— her portrait.
You can see the carte de visite we discuss here: https://npg.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.79.209
You can see the carte de visite we discuss here: https://npg.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.79.209
Released:
Jun 9, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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