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Podcast Episode #44 – James H. Johnston

July 17th, 2020

In this week’s episode, we interview James H. Johnston, author of From Slave Ship to Harvard: Yarrow Mamout and the History of an African American Family (Fordham University Press, 2015). This interview was recorded in December 2019 in Washington, D.C. https://biographersinternational.org/podcast-player/7040/podcast-episode-44-james-h-johnston.mp3 Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 23:50 | Speaker: James H. JohnstonSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify… Read More »

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