Strange and Unexplained with Daisy Eagan S5 Ep9: The Strange Double Life of Clarence King
Aug 7, 2025
55:16
In the mid-1800s, some Black people managed to “pass themselves off” as white folk to reap the privilege not afforded to Black folk. But Clarence King, a white Yale-educated, celebrated geographer, did it the other way around.
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"Strange and Unexplained" is a podcast from Grab Bag Collab & Three Goose Entertainment and is a journey into the uncomfortable and the unknowable that will leave you both laughing and sleeping with the lights on. You can get early and ad-free episodes on the Grab Bag Patreon page.
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