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In the episode, the hosts referenced the title as a historical source while discussing the Florida slavery curriculum controversy. Megan Basham highlighted a passage that described how the author's enslaver's mistress taught him to read. The discussion used the excerpt to illustrate the lived experience of enslaved people learning literacy. The sentiment was neutral, treating the work as an illustrative example rather than a recommendation.
Episode: Florida Slavery Curriculum Controversy | 7.30.23
The book was cited as an example of a historical source, with a passage describing how Douglass learned to read from his owner's mistress.
He pointed to a passage from Frederick Douglass' autobiography. He described how the mistress of his slave owner began to teach him to read.