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Aug 2021
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Episode 37: What Gets Told

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"History was dependent upon people like me remembering." A conversation with Betty Reid Soskin, shortly before her 100th birthday.

Betty Reid Soskin’s book is Sign My Name to Freedom.

For a transcript of this episode, send an email to transcripts@thisiscriminal.com with the episode name and number. Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Artwork by Julienne Alexander.

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