and most americans, unless they're aficionados of horse racing, have never heard of isaac murphy, richard has a who's who's a very distinguished historian of abolitionism and a particular black abolitionism has produced a biography of samuel ringgold ward, who was a former slave from maryland, who starts his career in canada as an editor, and then another biographer who ends up ultimately lee, a very important abolitionist in an anti-slavery circles, the 1840s and fifties, but up exiling himself from america by the time of the civil war, but left a remarkable record of the story of a a former fugitive slave out of maryland who builds career as a journalist, editor, newspapers, auto biographer and brilliant commentator hater on the meaning of race and slavery in the united states, he's one of those abolitionists that most have never heard of. what's the importance of shining a light on more biographies. well, that all lives matter and lives count and there are some remarkable people in history who didn't leave as much evidence, papers, materials. you know, they become novelists and write 1

and most americans, unless they're aficionados of horse racing, have never heard of isaac murphy, richard has a who's who's a very distinguished historian of abolitionism and a particular black abolitionism has produced a biography of samuel ringgold ward, who was a former slave from maryland, who starts his career in canada as an editor, and then another biographer who ends up ultimately lee, a very important abolitionist in an anti-slavery circles, the 1840s and fifties, but up exiling himself from america by the time of the civil war, but left a remarkable record of the story of a a former fugitive slave out of maryland who builds career as a journalist, editor, newspapers, auto biographer and brilliant commentator hater on the meaning of race and slavery in the united states, he's one of those abolitionists that most have never heard of. what's the importance of shining a light on more biographies. well, that all lives matter and lives count and there are some remarkable people in history who didn't leave as much evidence, papers, materials. you know, they become novelists and write 1

but she's done a book on isaac murphy, who was the first great african-american jockey in the 19th century. he won two of the first three kentucky derbies. he was born a slave, lived fascinating life, became a celebrity athlete, worked as a jockey in the 19th century, was a former slave. he was the most sought after jockey in the horse business from, the middle of like the reconstruction in years to up to toward the late 19th century. and he lives ultimately a tragic life which i you know, i don't spoil the story but he's he's a great story. and most americans, unless aficionados of horse racing have never heard of isaac. richard has a who's who's a very historian of abolitionism and the particular black abolitionism has produced a of samuel ringgold who was a former slave for who starts his career canada as an editor and then another biographer who up ultimately a very important abolitionist in an anti-slavery circles in 1840s and fifties, but ends up exiling himself from america by the time of the civil war. but left a remarkable record of the story of a former fugitive slave out of mary