Connecticut and New York

Show Notes

Learn about the all-black units that Connecticut mustered, the Massacre of Groton Heights, and the effort disenfranchise black voters in New York.

Further reading: THE QUEST FOR BLACK VOTING RIGHTS IN NEW YORK STATE

https://www.albanylaw.edu/centers/government-law-center/Documents/The-Quest-for-Black-Voting-Rights-Liebman.pdf

Learn more about me:

https://www.prevailthefilm.com/

https://www.bereketkelile.com/

Music in this episode:

When they fight, They fight - Generationals

Freeze me - Death from Above

Feel Good - Muse

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