About this episode
The episode explores the story of a Louisiana man born into slavery who dreams of flight through airship design.
A Louisiana man born into slavery designs an airship with hopes to take flight. Those plans are interrupted, but maybe not forever.
Topics covered
- slavery
- airship design
- Louisiana history
- flight aspirations
- innovation
Keywords
- Louisiana
- slavery
- airship
- flight
- innovation
- history
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Louisiana, slavery
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