Biographical Conversations With...

Shaw Rising

Season 2020 Episode 1 | 57m 47s  | Video has closed captioning.

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Shaw University started in December 1865 with a Bible class for newly freed slaves in Raleigh, NC. Fighting vicious prejudice in the aftermath of the Civil War and the Jim Crow South, Shaw rose to become a co-educational college, a medical school, law school & divinity school.

Aired: 02/26/20

Rating: NR

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Biographical Conversations with James Goodmon was made possible by the generous support of Frank Daniels, Jr.

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