John Garrison Marks book "Black Freedom in the Age of Slavery: Race, Status, and Identity in the Urban Americas (Carolina Lowcountry and the Atlantic World)" compares and contrasts Charleston, South Carolina and Cartagena, Colombia, focusing primarily on the lives of free Black people. We talked misperceptions people have about the lives of Black people -- free and enslaved -- during the 19th century. Unless you're Graham Russell Hodges or Leslie Harris, I guarantee you'll learn something from this episode.