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Nov 2020
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And Nothing Less listeners, you’ve heard Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony’s stories from a historical perspective. Now, get to know them as people in this play-turned-podcast about their 40-year relationship as friends and sometimes adversaries. Search for “The Agitators: The Story of Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass” wherever you get your podcasts.

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