Clint Smith traces U.S. history through sites of slavery in 'How the Word is Passed'

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Clint Smith traces U.S. history through sites of slavery in 'How the Word is Passed'

By J. Carlisle Larsen,

Kevin Chang Barnum, Khalilah Brown-Dean, Catie Talarski

Published January 4, 2023 at 4:22 PM EST

Author Clint Smith sits cross armed in a park wearing glasses and a black long-sleeve sweater. — Clint Smith is the author of '*How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America.'* Smith is the recipient of the 2022 Stowe Prize. (Photo Credit: Carletta Girma)

After a statue of General Robert E. Lee came down in his hometown of New Orleans, Dr. Clint Smith began visiting sites like Monticello Plantation and Angola Prison to learn more about the ramifications of slavery in the United States today. It became the basis for his best-selling book, . On this week's Disrupted, he joins us to talk about what he learned while researching the book.

Smith is the recipient of the 2022 Stowe Prize and will be speaking at the on .

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This episode originally aired on September 21, 2022 and was produced by J. Carlisle Larsen, Kevin Chang Barnum and Catie Talarski. Disrupted is produced by Kevin Chang Barnum, Emily Charash and Catie Talarski.

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J. Carlisle Larsen

J. Carlisle Larsen is a producer for 黑料吃瓜网 Radio鈥檚 weekly show 'Disrupted' with Dr. Khalilah Brown-Dean. JC has a background in production, reporting and hosting and previously worked for Wisconsin Public Radio and WDET-FM (Detroit鈥檚 NPR Station). Her work has appeared on National Public Radio, the CBC, and other outlets.

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Kevin Chang Barnum

Kevin Chang Barnum is a producer for 黑料吃瓜网 Radio鈥檚 weekly show Disrupted. Kevin grew up in 黑料吃瓜网 and started his radio work at his graduate university鈥檚 radio station, KUCI. He has also worked for HRN, a network of food and beverage podcasts.

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Khalilah Brown-Dean

Dr. Khalilah L. Brown-Dean is an award-winning scholar at Wesleyan University, author, and host of 'Disrupted' on 黑料吃瓜网.

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Catie Talarski

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