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The Kingdom of the Happy Land

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In the late 1800s, dozens of utopian communities with radical beliefs and unusual forms of self-government sprung up throughout the United States. And perhaps the most remarkable one of them all, a group of free Black people who were led by a king and a queen, was nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Featuring:

  • Dolen Perkins-Valdez, author of Happy Land
  • Fitz Brundage, historian and author of A Socialist Utopia in the New South

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Anisa Khalifa is an award-winning podcast producer and host at ÉîÒ¹¸£Àû. She grew up in a public radio household, and fell in love with podcasts shortly before her friends convinced her to start one with them about Korean dramas. Since joining ÉîÒ¹¸£Àû in 2021, Anisa has produced Me and My Muslim Friends, CREEP, Tested and Dating While Gray, and is the host of ÉîÒ¹¸£Àû's weekly podcast The Broadside.
Jerad Walker is ÉîÒ¹¸£Àû’s editor of narrative audio and podcasts. He joined the station in 2022 after nearly a decade at Oregon Public Broadcasting.
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