Freeman's Challenge with Dr. Robin Bernstein
Civics & Coffee: A History Podcast
06/22/24
•43m
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Joining me this week is Dr. Robin Bernstein. She is a historian, professor, and author whose latest book Freeman's Challenge: The Murder That Shook America's Original Prison for Profit investigates the origins of penal capitalism.
To buy yourself a copy of the Freeman's Challenge, be sure to head over to the University of Chicago Press' website here. And to learn more about Dr. Bernstein, be sure to check out her website here.
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