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The Underground Railroad and the Power of the Courts Part 1: Jane Johnson
The Underground Railroad and the Power of the Courts Part 1: Jane Johnson
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This Questioning Conversation is split into two parts featuring Howard University historian Dr, Nikki Taylor and "Gen Z" TikTok phenomena Khalil Greene. This video discusses the extraordinary story of the freedom seeker* Jane Johnson, and the courageous ways she and her allies used the courts of Pennsylvania in 1854 to gain freedom for her and her children. To learn more about the definition of freedom seekers: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/undergroundrailroad/language-of-slavery.htm
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32 minutes, 48 seconds
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