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Front Porch Radio - History's HookHistorys Hook is a weekly audio-media series that uses local storiesstories found in everyones backyardto explore national and world history. Author: Tom Price
Historys Hook is a weekly audio-media series that uses local storiesstories found in everyones backyardto explore national and world history. The show features experts and eye-witnesses to events that make those connections in history. The shows host, Tom Price is a veteran historian who has spent nearly 30 years working in museums and archives finding those documents and objects that tell the stories of all of us. He has published numerous articles on U.S. History and has curated fifteen major exhibitions related to American History and culture. Language: en Genres: History, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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History's Hook RM EP15 03-21-2026 Out of Slavery Life of Elias Polk
Episode 174
Saturday, 21 March, 2026
Elias Polk was born into slavery North Carolina, but grew up in Tennessee. The majority of his life was spent serving James K. Polk who would eventually become the 11th President. His life, however, spanned some eighty years, through emancipation, where Elias became politically active in Tennessee. Join Tom, Barry, and Jo Ann and listen to Elias’ story as told by author and historian Zacharie Kinslow.
