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H.W. Brands

Season 2 Episode 206 | 26m 40s

Two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist H.W. Brands discusses the early days of the American struggle to end slavery using the stories of two men who were at its forefront: Abraham Lincoln and John Brown.

Aired: 12/13/21 | Expires: 06/30/24
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