Daring To Be Free: Sudhir Hazareesingh on Slave Rebellion & Resistance

About this episode

Sudhir Hazareesingh discusses the global resistance of enslaved people and Jacqueline Sheehan highlights Sojourner Truth's moral courage.

Slavery was never passively endured. Sudhir Hazareesingh on the vast, global resistance of the enslaved — from Africa to Haiti. Plus: Jacqueline Sheehan on Sojourner Truth’s extraordinary moral courage.

People in this episode

Host: Francesca Rheannon

Guest: Sudhir Hazareesingh

Topics covered

• slavery
• resistance
• moral courage
• historical figures
• global history

Keywords

• slavery
• resistance
• Sojourner Truth
• moral courage
• Sudhir Hazareesingh
• Haiti
• Africa

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