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Part One: The War On Vagrants

Behind the Bastards

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The End of Slavery in the United States

Ashley discovered a secret so dark, she feared for her life. In 1862, Union troops took the city of Memphis and freed black people started fleeing there. The enforcement of vagrancy laws against black Americans became one of the first political issues to unite northern abolitionists and southern plantation owners. Listen to season two of Betrayal on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

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