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The Citizenship Project
In school, we are taught that the slaves were freed after the Civil War and were made full citizens of the US, but this wasn't always the case. Explore these untold stories starting 100 years after the Civil War into the 20th century.
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Episode 1
First Black Statesmen: Tennessee's Self-Made Men
Mon, Feb 15, 201628 mins
Tennessee granted freedmen access to the ballot box three years before federal ratification of the 15th Amendment. Hear the story of the first fourteen African American legislators to serve in Tennessee's General Assembly.