Escape: The Underground Railroad Podcast

William & Ellen Craft

For the final episode of the series, Miquita and Desiree learn about the romantic inventive escape of William and Ellen Craft. Joined by Dr Barbara McCaskill and great, great granddaughter of the Crafts, Peggy Trotter Dammond Preacely. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Everyday Resistance

In this episode, Miquita and Desiree learn about small scale everyday resistance that enslaved people engaged in. From setting cotton fields on fire to stealing the mistress's bed these acts of defiance were bold, creative and sometimes pretty funny... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Maroons

Maroons are communities of escaped enslaved people. Wherever there has been slavery there have always been communities of people who have escaped. In this episode Dr. Kehinde Andrews joins Desiree and Miquita to discuss Maroon communities in Louisiana, Jamaica and Brazil. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Haitian Revolution

In this episode, Desiree Burch and Miquita Oliver learn about the enslave-led Haitian Revolution and how it inspired uprisings across the diaspora with Dr Gregory Pierrot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Crossing

Dr Rebecca Hall inspires Miquita and Desiree with unheard stories of women-led slave revolts. In this episode, we go back to the 1700's and discover the amazing revolt aboard the ship Little George. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.