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This program was originally aired on July 29, 2019. Today’s show focuses on how African-American ex-slaves were pioneers and part of the U.S.’s expansion into the Western Frontier, focusing on free-black settlers in Indiana and other parts of the Midwest. Hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, speak with La Vella Hyter, President of the Board of Directors for the Indiana …

The focus of today’s show is how African-American ex-slaves were pioneers and part of the U.S.’s explansion into the Western Frontier, with a focus on free-black settlers in Indiana and other parts of the Mid-West. Hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell speak with La Vella Hyter, President of the Board of Directors for the Indiana Roberts Settlement*, and Stanley Madison, …