Freedom on the Move: Digital History and Beyond
Host Christy Hyman, creator of the Random Nature Podcast and historical geographer, takes listeners on a journey through how history is researched and made.
This podcast will introduce listeners to the world of digital history through an important database of enslaved freedom seekers: Freedom on the Move, a database of enslaved freedom seekers.
We will discuss the history, the people, the places of freedom and unfreedom and how we deliver this work to the public.
People mentioned:
Christy Hyman
Bill Block
Megan Jeffreys
Ed Baptist
Eric Gaither
John Garcia
Elizabeth Pope
Places mentioned:
Worcester, MA
Great Dismal Swamp
Bertie County, N.C.
Edenton, N.C.
Learn more:
https://freedomonthemove.org/
https://www.americanantiquarian.org/
Freedom on the Move: Digital History and Beyond
Our Digital Archive Assistants!
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In this episode, we get to know some of the Digital Archive Assistants working at the American Antiquarian Society for the Freedom on the Move project. I speak to John Mackey, Cassandra Werking, Timi Ojo, and Eric Gaither!