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A Star-Spangled Speech Trial
FromHistory on Trial
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Length:
51 minutes
Released:
Mar 7, 2024
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Podcast episode
Description
In 1835, Washington D.C. was a city on edge: tensions over race and slavery were nearing a boiling point. District Attorney Francis Scott Key (author of the national anthem!) was tasked with maintaining order in the city. But when Key charged a man named Reuben Crandall with distributing anti-slavery pamphlets, he unwittingly set off an explosive chain of events...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Mar 7, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (19)
Theodore Tilton v. Henry Ward Beecher by History on Trial