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Oct 2024
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Revolutions and Resistance with Kellie C...

Sarah Marshall
About this episode

Kellie Carter Jackson, author of We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance, is here to take us on a trip through American history where we learn about revolutions, change, and joy not from a few white men, but from generations of Black women.

Kellie Carter Jackson https://www.kelliecarterjackson.com/

Read We Refuse https://www.kelliecarterjackson.com/we-refuse

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