Podcast
RSSVT Edition Interview: Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina on Slavery in 18th century New England
Tuesday, 01/29/08 2:36pm and 2:36pm
Vermont was the first state in the country to abolish
slavery. It was written into our very
first constitution. But that doesn't
mean that slavery never existed here. In
her new book author Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina dives into northern New England's hidden history of slavery through the lives of Abijah Prince and
Lucy Terry. She spoke with VPR's Jane
Lindholm about that history, how the Princes ultimately won their freedom, and
her own surprising connection to the story.
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