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February 7, 2020

Winter Books: Critical Histories

2/7/20 - In a special edition of our winter books episode, we talk with three of our favorite herstorians about American icons that could use a rewrite: Harriet Tubman, George Washington, and McDonald's.

Transcript below.

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Producer: Gina Delvac

Hosts: Aminatou Sow & Ann Friedman

Theme song: Call Your Girlfriend by Robyn

Composer: Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs.

Associate Producer: Jordan Bailey

Visual Creative Director: Kenesha Sneed

Merch Director: Caroline Knowles

Editorial Assistant: Laura Bertocci

Design Assistant: Brijae Morris

Ad sales: Midroll

NYT's Dana Goldstein has read nearly 5,000 pages of current American History textbooks

Authors featured:

Erica Armstrong Dunbar, author of She Came to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman

Alexis Coe, author of  You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington

Marcia Chatelain, author of Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America

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