The Assets

Rachel Swarns of the New York Times joins us to discuss what she discovered when she followed the money trail of one of the nation's top financial institutions all the back to the 19th century. Further reading: You can read more of Rachel Swarns's reporting here, and check out her book, American Tapestry: The Story of the Black, White, and Multiracial Ancestors of Michelle Obama. For further reading on slave insurance we recommend Investing in Life: Insurance in Antebellum America by Sharon Ann Murphy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The Assets is an episode from Uncivil by Gimlet.

This episode is 29:25 long.

This episode was published on Dec 20, 2017.

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