What's Up: Dr. Michael Pierce tracing the story of Nelson Hackett

February 12, 2021 00:27:42
What's Up: Dr. Michael Pierce tracing the story of Nelson Hackett
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What's Up: Dr. Michael Pierce tracing the story of Nelson Hackett

Feb 12 2021 | 00:27:42

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Becca Martin-Brown Monica Hooper April Wallace

Show Notes

Dr. Michael Pierce, an associate professor of history at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, is tracing the story of Nelson Hackett, an enslaved man who escaped from Fayetteville in 1841. His extradition from Canada ultimately helped protect future fugitives. Pierce will be speaking at noon Feb. 17 at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History via Zoom.

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