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    <title>The Secret War Of Willis Hodges</title>
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    <copyright>2021 WHRO Public Media</copyright>
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    <itunes:summary>An 8-episode exploration of the clues left behind by a secret society fighting for civil rights in pre-Civil War Virginia.</itunes:summary>
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    <itunes:explicit>Clean</itunes:explicit>
    <itunes:keywords>Willis Hodges, WHRO, WHRV, Paul Bibeau, Lisa Godley, Virginia, Black history, free Blacks, Underground Railroad, Princess Anne County, freed slaves, Civil War, abolitionist, secret society, Great Dismal Swamp, slavery, freedom</itunes:keywords>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bonus Episode 3: Daniel Sayers]]></title>
      <itunes:title><![CDATA[Bonus Episode 3: Daniel Sayers]]></itunes:title>
      <description><![CDATA[Daniel Sayers is a professor at American University who discovered evidence of a community living deep within the swamp. He tells us about his work. The podcast was made possible by support from Virginia Humanities.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 09:46:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:keywords>Willis Hodges, abolitionist, race, history, Underground Railroad</itunes:keywords>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>47:53</itunes:duration>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bonus Episode 2: Eric &#39;Mubita&#39; Sheppard]]></title>
      <itunes:title><![CDATA[Bonus Episode 2: Eric &#39;Mubita&#39; Sheppard]]></itunes:title>
      <description><![CDATA[Eric 'Mubita' Sheppard is a descendant of another Black abolitionist who escaped through the Great Dismal Swamp. Sheppard talks to Senior Producer Lisa Godley about the swamp's role in helping enslaved people.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2021 07:28:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <modifiedDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2021 07:28:00 -0500</modifiedDate>
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      <itunes:keywords>Willis Hodges, abolitionist, race, history, Underground Railroad</itunes:keywords>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>40.06</itunes:duration>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bonus Episode 1: Interview With Sandi Brewster-Walker]]></title>
      <itunes:title><![CDATA[Bonus Episode 1: Interview With Sandi Brewster-Walker]]></itunes:title>
      <description><![CDATA[Sandi Brewster-Walker is a descendant of Willis Hodges, and an expert on his life. She tells her story. The podcast was made possible by support from Virginia Humanities.]]></description>
      <category>Society and Culture</category>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2021 12:56:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <modifiedDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2021 12:56:00 -0500</modifiedDate>
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      <itunes:keywords>Willis Hodges, abolitionist, race, history, Underground Railroad</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:author>WHRO Public Media</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>30:36</itunes:duration>
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      <title><![CDATA[Episode 5: The Answers]]></title>
      <itunes:title><![CDATA[Episode 5: The Answers]]></itunes:title>
      <description><![CDATA[With our understanding of Hodges' life, the social network, and the terrain of Hampton Roads, we can answer some questions about this secret society. The podcast was made possible by support from Virginia Humanities.]]></description>
      <category>Society and Culture</category>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2021 09:09:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <modifiedDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2021 09:12:00 -0500</modifiedDate>
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      <itunes:keywords>Willis Hodges, Princess Anne, race, history, slavery, abolitionist</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:author>WHRO Public Media</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>25:31</itunes:duration>
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      <title><![CDATA[Episode 4: The Escape Routes]]></title>
      <itunes:title><![CDATA[Episode 4: The Escape Routes]]></itunes:title>
      <description><![CDATA[The social network of free Black people is key to the mystery, but so is the terrain of Hampton Roads itself. We journey from the Great Dismal Swamp to the port of Norfolk to discover how people escaped from this area.]]></description>
      <category>Society and Culture</category>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2021 09:58:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <modifiedDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2021 16:40:00 -0500</modifiedDate>
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      <itunes:keywords>Willis Hodges, Princess Anne, race, history, slavery, abolitionist</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:author>WHRO Public Media</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>27:17</itunes:duration>
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      <title><![CDATA[Episode 3: The Church]]></title>
      <itunes:title><![CDATA[Episode 3: The Church]]></itunes:title>
      <description><![CDATA[The exploration of this network leads WHRO to a church fighting for its survival and to a gravesite of people who died for freedom. (This episode made possible with support from Virginia Humanities.)]]></description>
      <category>Society and Culture</category>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2021 09:42:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <modifiedDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2021 09:45:00 -0500</modifiedDate>
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      <itunes:keywords>Willis Hodges, Princess Anne, race, history, slavery, abolitionist</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:author>WHRO Public Media</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>26:01</itunes:duration>
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      <title><![CDATA[Episode 2: The Community]]></title>
      <itunes:title><![CDATA[Episode 2: The Community]]></itunes:title>
      <description><![CDATA[On the hunt for this secret network, we talk to people in Hampton Roads who are descended from the community of free Black people who lived side by side with white slave-owners. One of WHRO's senior producers is related to them. (This episode made possible with support from Virginia Humanities.)]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2021 09:48:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <modifiedDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2021 09:47:00 -0500</modifiedDate>
      <enclosure url="https://podcasts.whro.org/secretWarOfWillisHodges/2021-11-22-09-50-38-HodgesEp2FINAL.mp3" length="33085874" type="audio/mpeg"/>
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      <itunes:keywords>Willis Hodges, Princess Anne, race, history, slavery, abolitionist</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:author>WHRO Public Media</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>22:58</itunes:duration>
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      <title><![CDATA[Episode 1: The Network]]></title>
      <itunes:title><![CDATA[Episode 1: The Network]]></itunes:title>
      <description><![CDATA[We discover an abolitionist from Hampton Roads who was a close associate of John Brown. His name was Willis Hodges, and he was a free Black man living in Virginia before the Civil War. He formed a secret society in this community to help enslaved people escape. Who were the people in this secret group? The search begins. (This episode made possible with support from Virginia Humanities.)]]></description>
      <category>Society and Culture</category>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2021 10:33:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <modifiedDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2021 09:47:00 -0500</modifiedDate>
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      <itunes:keywords>Willis Hodges, Princess Anne, race, history, slavery, abolitionist</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:author>WHRO Public Media</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>29:12</itunes:duration>
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      <title><![CDATA[Series Premieres November 15]]></title>
      <itunes:title><![CDATA[Series Premieres November 15]]></itunes:title>
      <description><![CDATA[Willis Hodges: abolitionist, author, freedom fighter. This Hampton Roads native and free man of color lived an extraordinary life. Much is still unknown about this untiring advocate of anti-slavery. Uncover the mystery starting November 15. (This program is made by possible by a grant from Virginia Humanities).]]></description>
      <category>Society and Culture</category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2021 10:07:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <modifiedDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2021 13:03:00 -0500</modifiedDate>
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      <itunes:keywords>Willis Hodges, abolitionist, author, freedom fighter, Hampton Roads, free man of color, mystery, anti-slavery</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:author>WHRO Public Media</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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