About this episode
Laura Trevelyan discusses her journey to US citizenship and her family's history of slave ownership.
The long-time anchor of BBC World News America on becoming a US citizen the day after Donald Trump’s election and how her family’s history of slave ownership led her to apologise and offer reparations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Guest: Laura Trevelyan
Topics covered
- citizenship
- reparations
- family history
- media
- politics
Keywords
- citizenship
- reparations
- slave ownership
- Donald Trump
- BBC World News America
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: BBC World News America
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