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100 Objects #5: Blue Back Speller

99% Invisible by SiriusXM Podcasts and Roman Mars

Jun 19, 202600:45:55Arts

Why did an ordinary schoolbook become so treasured that enslaved people risked their lives to possess it?

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100 Objects #5: Blue Back Speller is an episode from 99% Invisible by SiriusXM Podcasts and Roman Mars. Why did an ordinary schoolbook become so treasured that enslaved people risked their lives to possess it? The episode was published on J...

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