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What did it mean to be a person and to also be a commodity in early America? Daina Ramey Berry, author of The Price for Their Pound of Flesh: The Value of the Enslaved, from Womb to Grave, in the Building of a Nation, takes us behind the scenes of her research so we can explore how early Americans valued and commodified enslaved men, women, and children. Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/176 Sponsor Links Omohundro Institute Georgian Papers Programme Citizen Transcriber Sign-up Complementary Episodes Episode 008: Gregory O’Malley, Final Passages: The Intercolonial Slave Trade in British America, 1619-1807 Episode 016: Alan Taylor, The Internal Enemy, Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772-1832 Episode 070: Jennifer Morgan, How Historians Research Episode 126: Terri Snyder, Death, Suicide, & Slavery in British North America Episode 137: Erica Dunbar, The Washingtons’ Runaway Slave, Ona Judge Helpful Show Links Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page Join the Ben Franklin's World Community Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter Ben Franklin's World iOS App Ben Franklin's World Android App *Books purchased through this link will help support the production of Ben Franklin's World.