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The guest described it as a vivid Wisconsinfocused narrative about Joshua Glover's escape from slavery and the legal battle that declared the Fugitive Slave Act unconstitutional. He praised its energetic storytelling and its relevance to state history.
It's a book called Finding Freedom, The Untold Story of Joshua Glover, Freedom Seeker, by Ruby West Jackson and Walter McDonald.
— Episode: This Is How Democrats Win in Wisconsin
Episode: This Is How Democrats Win in Wisconsin
The guest described it as a vivid Wisconsinfocused narrative about Joshua Glover's escape from slavery and the legal battle that declared the Fugitive Slave Act unconstitutional. He praised its energetic storytelling and its relevance to state history.
It's a book called Finding Freedom, The Untold Story of Joshua Glover, Freedom Seeker, by Ruby West Jackson and Walter McDonald.
It tells the story of a man who escaped slavery in Missouri, came to Wisconsin on the Underground Railroad, was detained in Milwaukee, then rescued in a riot, escaped to Canada, and led to a state Supreme Court decision that the Fugitive Slave Act was unconstitutional.