A Star-Spangled Speech Trial
History on Trial - A podcast by iHeartPodcasts - Thursdays
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In 1835, Washington D.C. was a city on edge: tensions over race and slavery were nearing a boiling point. District Attorney Francis Scott Key (author of the national anthem!) was tasked with maintaining order in the city. But when Key charged a man named Reuben Crandall with distributing anti-slavery pamphlets, he unwittingly set off an explosive chain of events...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.