All That She Carried

Ideas with Nahlah Ayed

“Ideas with Nahlah Ayed” — A cotton sack from the time of slavery bears the first names of a mother and her daughter, who was sold at the age of nine. Tiya scours the historical documentary record to discover who these women were and reveals their story of love in her book, All That She Carried — winner of the 2022 Cundill History Prize. Aired: Feb. 20, 2023

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