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My Monticello - Jocelyn Nicole Johnson

Author Jocelyn Nicole Johnson talks with host Alka Joshi about her book MY MONTICELLO.

04/21/2022

A Word on Words

My Monticello - Jocelyn Nicole Johnson

Season 7 Episode 12 | 2m 30sVideo has Closed Captions

Author Jocelyn Nicole Johnson talks with host Alka Joshi about her book MY MONTICELLO.

"In this story I wanted a young descendant, a Black descendant, of Monticello, and have her grappling with how she feels about her enslaved ancestors in the past. How she feels about her founding father great-great-great-great-grandfather; how she feels about that space." Jocelyn Nicole Johnson discusses MY MONTICELLO with host Alka Joshi on NPT's A WORD ON WORDS.

04/21/2022

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A Word on Words

My Monticello - Jocelyn Nicole Johnson

Season 7 Episode 12 | 2m 30sVideo has Closed Captions

"In this story I wanted a young descendant, a Black descendant, of Monticello, and have her grappling with how she feels about her enslaved ancestors in the past. How she feels about her founding father great-great-great-great-grandfather; how she feels about that space." Jocelyn Nicole Johnson discusses MY MONTICELLO with host Alka Joshi on NPT's A WORD ON WORDS.

04/21/2022

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