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Listening back to "Unforgetting – Restoring and Reclaiming ϳԹ’s Hidden Histories"

Pat Wilson Pheanious and Cheo Hodari Coker interviewed at Hyland House in Guilford, ϳԹ. Unforgotten: ϳԹ's Hidden History of Slavery. Still Image. Montros and Phillis Segment.
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Pat Wilson Pheanious and Cheo Hodari Coker interviewed at Hyland House in Guilford, ϳԹ. Unforgotten: ϳԹ's Hidden History of Slavery. Still Image. Montros and Phillis Segment.

Slavery has deep roots in ϳԹ. Enslaved people built much of the foundation of ϳԹ. But this history isn’t usually taught in schools. 

Today, we listen back to a ϳԹ Museum of Culture and History panel discussion about that hidden history featuring ϳԹ’s Diane Orson. Diane is the host of Unforgotten: ϳԹ’s Hidden History of Slavery. 

The five-part podcast sheds light on this past but also looks to the future. Later this hour, you’ll hear a preview of an episode about an enslaved musician Sawney Freeman and the people bringing his melodies to life today.

You can hear all the Unforgotten episodes by visiting ctpublic.org/unforgotten.

GUESTS:

  • Diane Orson: Special Correspondent at ϳԹ and longtime reporter and contributor to National Public Radio. She led the reporting for “Unforgotten” and hosted the five-part podcast.
  • David Blight: at Yale University
  • Pat Wilson Pheanious: Former ϳԹ State Representative.
  • Akeia Dibaros Gomes: senior curator of

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Tess is a senior producer for ϳԹ news-talk show Where We Live. She enjoys hiking ϳԹ's many trails and little peaks, knitting, gardening and writing in her seven journals.
Diane Orson is a special correspondent with ϳԹ. She is a longtime reporter and contributor to National Public Radio. Her stories have been heard on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, Here and Now; and The World from PRX. She spent seven years as CT Public Radio's local host for Morning Edition.
Catherine is the Host of ϳԹ’s morning talk show and podcast, Where We Live. Catherine and the WWL team focus on going beyond the headlines to bring in meaningful conversations that put ϳԹ in context.