Mary Prince and Sally Hemings
To mark the 400 years since the arrival of African slaves to America, author Anne Bailey reflects on two remarkable women.
To mark the 400 years since the arrival of African slaves to America, Jamaican-born author Anne Bailey reflects on two remarkable women pertinent to this commemoration and discusses how they have influenced her journey as a Black female historian.
Mary Prince, a West Indian slave who after enduring incredible hardships at the hands of several masters obtained her freedom and wrote an abolitionist narrative that was published in Britain. And Sally Hemings - the enigmatic enslaved mistress of Thomas Jefferson who never officially received her freedom and who never wrote her own story, yet as a historical figure looms large in history and in memory.
Anne Bailey reflects on how each of them represented freedom in their own way.
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- Thu 21 Nov 2019 22:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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