NashVillager Podcast: Abolition and Tennessee

Did anyone in Middle Tennessee stand up to slavery?

Abolition never really caught on in a serious way in Middle Tennessee, but that doesn’t mean people weren’t aware that the institution of slavery was dying all over the rest of the world. Plus the local news for October 14, 2025 and pawpaw soda.

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