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Episode 321: Saltwater Underground Railroad

Episode 321: Saltwater Underground Railroad1 sep42 min

Florida's public school textbooks downplay the impacts of climate change and protect industry from blame. Between the late 1600s and the U.S. Civil War, freedom seekers from across the South fled south, and by sail, to the Bahamas and Caribbean. This escape route from slavery is what is known as the Saltwater Underground Railroad. Our guest this episode, Stefan Moss, is a historian researching the Saltwater Underground Railroad and has developed a website and app sharing what he's learn...