Jul 21, 2020
In this episode we discuss the life of Richard Pierpoint, or at least the parts of it that are known. He was born in West Africa and trafficked into slavery in America in the late 18th century. He eventually gained his freedom, and moved to Canada as a Loyalist. As a black man he was mistreated by the British...
Jul 7, 2020
In this episode, Dr. Mildred Strange tells Lou The Story of Mary MacLane, a woman who published her first book in 1901 at age 19. What made her stand out from other writers of the time is that she lived a life in opposition to what was expected of girls in 1901. From declaring her devotion to the devil,...