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The Bicentennial Journal – Donn Hall: The Underground Railroad

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 6.6MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIn this episode of the Bicentennial Journal, Donn Hall tells about the Underground Railroad in Monroe County. Local families who helped – and handed over – runaway slaves, in this week’s edition of The Bicentennial Journal—looking back on 200 years of history in South Central Indiana. Support …

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March 3, 2017- Woomera: Escaping From an Immigrant Detention Center, Part One

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:10 — 66.8MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIn 2002, imprisoned refugees inside Australia’s Woomera immigration prison coordinated with 2500 outside supporters who had pitched camp outside the facility.  Their coordination allowed them to stage a mass breakout.  This is the first of three episodes dedicated to telling this story, from an interview with a …

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