Interview with Marjoleine Kars

The Cundill History Prize winner talks about uncovering a forgotten archive to tell the story of a slave rebellion ‘from the inside out’

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February 3, 2022

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Marjoleine Kars, professor of history at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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