Slavery, Freedom, & The Unsung Heroes Of The Underground Railroad | Scott Shane

<p>Scott Shane is a reporter, a research fellow, a lecturer, and an author. </p><p><br></p><p>His latest book, <em>Flee North</em>, tells the story of the two men responsible for freeing hundreds of enslaved people and establishing the Underground Railroad: Thomas Smallwood and Charles Turner Torrey. </p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Scott and I discuss: </p><p><br></p><p>Thomas Smallwood; Charles Turner Torrey; Frederick Douglass; Harriet Tubman; Escaping from Enslavement; The Middle Passage from Africa; The Origin of the Underground Railroad; What the Underground Railroad was all about; The Domestic Slavetrade v. The International Slavetrade; The centrality of Baltimore and its role in the slavetrade; The Infamous Hope Slatter; The Deep South; Tobacco and Cotton; The Border States; Antebellum America; Crabs and Oysters; George Floyd; Racism in modern America…</p><p><br></p><p>And MUCH More! </p><p><br></p><p>I sincerely hope that you enjoy this conversation. If you do, be sure to give it a “thumbs-UP” and share it with a friend! (Oh–and, while you’re at it, subscribe to this channel, you handsome devils and dames!) </p><p><br></p><p>Links to Scott’s stuff: </p><p><br></p><p>Flee North</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Flee-North-Forgotten-Slaverys-Borderland/dp/1250843219/ref=sr_1_1?crid=8LP37G8L5TSK&amp;keywords=scott+shane&amp;qid=1697561591&amp;sprefix=scott+shane%2Caps%2C89&amp;sr=8-1">https://www.amazon.com/Flee-North-Forgotten-Slaverys-Borderland/dp/1250843219/ref=sr_1_1?crid=8LP37G8L5TSK&amp;keywords=scott+shane&amp;qid=1697561591&amp;sprefix=scott+shane%2Caps%2C89&amp;sr=8-1</a></p><p><br></p><p>Personal Website: </p><p><a href="https://www.scottshane.org/">https://www.scottshane.org/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: </p><p>@ScottShaneNYT</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/ScottShaneNYT">https://twitter.com/ScottShaneNYT</a></p><p><br></p><p>New York Times Profile: </p><p>https://www.nytimes.com/by/scott-shane</p><p><br></p><p>*** </p><p><br></p><p>Links to my stuff: </p><p><br></p><p>Check o