Greg Jenner is joined by guests Prof Emily Bernard and comedian Toussaint Douglass in 19th century America to meet the remarkable Frederick Douglass. From heartbreaking beginnings, Frederick fought on to become a famed abolitionist, orator, writer and statesman who broke racial barriers in government and dedicated his life to fighting for the freedom of all people. Research by Anna-Nadine Pike and Jess White Written by Emma Nagouse, Anna-Nadine Pike and Greg Jenner Produced by Emma Nagouse and Greg Jenner Assistant Producer: Emmie Rose Price-Goodfellow Project Management: Isla Matthews Audio Producer: Steve Hankey You’re Dead To Me is a production by The Athletic for BBC Radio 4.
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Hello and welcome to you're dead to me, the radio four comedy podcast that takes history seriously.
My name is Greg Jenner.
I'm a public historian, author and broadcaster.
And today we are journeying back to 19th century America to learn all about a man who escaped enslavement to become a visionary abolitionist orator and writer, Frederick Douglass.
And to help me do that, I am joined by two very special guests in history corner.
She's a cultural historian and literary scholar at the University of Vermont, where she is the Julian Lindsey Green and gold professor of English and an Andrew Carnegie fellow.
You may have read her wonderful book, Black is the stories from my grandmother's time, my mother's time and Mine, which won the 2020 LA Times Prize for autobiographical prose.
And you'll certainly remember her from our episode on the Harlem Renaissance.