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At the age of 19, scared and illiterate, James Pennington, escaped from slavery in 1827 and soon became one of the leading voices against slavery prior to the Civil War. Just 10 years after his escape, Pennington was ordained as a priest after studying at Yale and was soon traveling all over the world as an anti-slavery advocate. He was so well respected by European audiences that the University of Heidelberg awarded him an honorary doctorate, making him the first person of African descent to receive such a degree.

The Backbone Podcast chronicles the experiences and accomplishments of Black women at the University of South Carolina since desegregation in 1963. The podcast is curated by The Patchwork Feminist Podcast's co-hosts Kayla King & Ariel Meriwether based on interviews conducted by the creator of The Backbone Documentary, Hannah White. View The Backbone film at linktr.ee/thebackbonefilm.