Strict Scrutiny cover image

America's First Civil Rights Movement

Strict Scrutiny

00:00

The Unforeseen Origins of Slavery

LZ Granderson: We're more accustomed to thinking about the question of slavery, good or bad. And questions associated with western expansion for the pre-Civil War period. He says there was a big debate about the status and rights of free African Americans in that period. LZ: I kind of ended up getting led back further and further in time and into the states because that's where the answers turned out to be.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app