{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 4: Gospel, Slavery and the Surprising Shared Black History of the U.S. and the Canadian Maritimes.","description":"African American roots reaching back to before the American Revolution, the underground railroad and slavery, and gospel traditions almost 200 years old.&amp;nbsp; Think you have a hunch where North Americana is going this episode?&amp;nbsp; You might be surprised. Twenty minutes drive due east of downtown Halifax, on Canada\u2019s Atlantic Coast, over the MacDonald Bridge through Dartmouth and beyond, we find North Preston and some of Nova Scotia\u2019s oldest music traditions.&amp;nbsp; Visitors might expect to hear the lilt of a celtic fiddle, but this is something entirely different. In this episode, we explore the rich and often surprising stories of shared Black history north and south of the Canada\/US border.&amp;nbsp; Podcast: https:\/\/www.northamericanapodcast.com Facebook: @northamericanapodcast Twitter: @north_podcast Instagram: @northamericana See images, get links to insider travel tips and resources for everything in Episode 4 on  our show page. ","author_name":"North Americana","author_url":"https:\/\/www.northamericanapodcast.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/11712179\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/11712179"}