Persuasion and Positive Change in American History
Every month is Black History Month
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10m
The Henry Ford's Curator of Agriculture and the Environment shares how three historical figures (Frederick Douglass, George Washington Carver, and Rachel Carson) used persuasion to help further their causes to create a better future.
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