{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"EP02: KNOW YOUR HISTORY: SLAVERY &amp; TURNING PEOPLE INTO PROPERTY","description":"Expert guest, Dr. Kathryn Olivarius (Assist. Prof History) joins to discuss one of the biggest obstacles facing those looking to trace their African ancestry: slavery. We will focus on three aspects of American slavery: (1) the evolution of slave laws; (2) the importance of slavery to the US economy, and (3) the fragility of a race-based system of oppression. Each topics highlights the obstacles that slavery presents when tracing ancestry, but we will explore ways to overcome those obstacles. &amp;nbsp; See full show notes at:  AmericanOriginstories.com This show was written, produced, &amp;amp; edited by Chauneice Davis Yeagley.&amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"American Origin Stories: Black History (Un)told","author_url":"http:\/\/americanoriginstories.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/13176296\/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\/content\/65194940"}