The Great Feather Heist | Frederick Douglass: The Icon Behind Black History Month

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The Great Feather Heist | Frederick Douglass: The Icon Behind Black History Month

High Tales of History

1 hour 19 minutes 7 seconds

11 months ago

The Great Feather Heist | Frederick Douglass: The Icon Behind Black History Month

Hi there! We saved you a spot in the smoke circle! Puff, puff, pass y'all! Otherwise, KT has some "Cab Sav" for you if you're interested.

This week's episode covers a wide span of history starting with Laurel's story of more recent times about the Feather Heist of a scientifically and historically priceless collection of rare birds from the British Natural History Museum. It is WILD so buckle in for the ride. I mean, did you know there is basically a fly fishing underground?! What?

After our great heist adventure, KT takes us further back in the history books and tells us about the great Frederick Douglass, who inspired Black History Month. We also get to meet the amazing women in his life that helped him achieve all the great things he accomplished.

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This episode is a "remastering" and made for video version. Some editing has been done since its original release in July 2021. Apologies for some of the audio issues in this episode, it was from our very early recording days! :-) Thank you for your patience!

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Sources:

The Feather Heist--

Cole, Sean. “The Feather Heist.” This American Life, 10 May 2018, www.thisamericanlife.org/654/the-feather-heist.

Johnson, Kirk W. The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century. Penguin Books, 2019.

Frederick Douglass--

Cheeks, Vanessa, and Rebecca Rafferty. “The Great Women in Frederick Douglass's Life.” FREDERICK DOUGLASS'S ROCHESTER, Roccitynews, 21 Mar. 2018, rocdouglass.com/2018/03/20/the-great-women-in-frederick-douglasss-life/.

Trent, Noelle. “Frederick Douglass.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 5 Apr. 2021, www.britannica.com/biography/Frederick-Douglass.

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Intro/outro music: "Loopster" by Kevin MacLeod (⁠incompetech.com⁠) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License ⁠⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/