Chris Hayes & David Blight , Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast

America’s Prophet of Freedom with David Blight

21 Jul 2020 • 58 min • EN
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Who should we be building monuments to in America? Few figures have pushed for a truly fair and equal society in this country like Frederick Douglass. A man who saw the full promise of American democracy even years before the start of the Civil War. This week Chris sits down with professor and historian David Blight to talk about his Pulitzer winning book Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom. The two discuss the life of the freed slave, orator, and writer whose words would go on to push America toward the multi-racial, multi-religious, multi-ethnic democracy that we still are striving for today. Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom “There’s a Chance to Tell a New American Story. Biden Should Seize It.”

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