Oceans Of Kinfolk: The Coastwise Traffic Of Enslaved Persons To Antebellum New Orleans

Dr. Jennie Williams, post-doctoral fellow in History at The University Of Virginia, joins the "ROI" team to discuss her upcoming book, Oceans Of Kinfolk:  The Coastwise Traffic Of Enslaved Persons To Antebellum New Orleans.

The host for the 556th edition in this series is Jay Swords, and the history buffs are Terri Toppler and Ed Broders.

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What is Relevant or Irrelevant?

In this weekly show, hosts John Kealey and Jay Swords examine events of history through the discussion of books, journal articles, papers, and presentations, then historians and history buffs ask the question, what is relevant or irrelevant in today’s world.

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