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The Backstory: The Grandmother of Juneteenth

The Backstory: The Grandmother of Juneteenth

FromThe Backstory with Patty Steele


The Backstory: The Grandmother of Juneteenth

FromThe Backstory with Patty Steele

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Length:
7 minutes
Released:
Jun 18, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

An angry mob vandalizes a new home and then burns it to the ground. A young family barely escapes. Now 85 years later, after a lifetime of public service, the oldest daughter, now 97, moves back to that same piece of land, where another new home has been built as a gift from the community. It’s the full-circle life story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth, America’s second Independence Day. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Jun 18, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (94)

Love a good, juicy story that goes beyond what we already know? We're talking scandalous presidential family members, a mass murder at a world-famous architect's home, stolen inventions, nude athletes at the first Olympics, compulsive liars, the arrival of the bikini, and so much more. History fanatic Patty Steele tells you the inside backstories you didn’t know you needed to know.