Episode 27 - Black Kings

Early and Often: The History of Elections in America

May 29, 201829:12Society & Culture

In this episode, we take a break from the main narrative to have a closer look at how New England politics functioned in the early 1700s. Then we'll look at the surprising tradition of elections among the slaves of New E...

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