Regional Roundup – 11/04/19

This week: What is Marcys Law, the ballot question in question, the races to look at in Tuesday's Philadelphia elections, and a new biography of Harriet Tubman.

Air Date: November 4, 2019 10:00 am

Guests: Katie Meyer, Max Marin, Sean Walsh, Erica Armstrong Dunbar

Among our topics on this week’s Regional Roundup; WITF’s KATIE MEYER tells us about a ballot question called Marcys Law, how it’s being blocked and why it will still appear on Tuesdays ballot. BillyPenn’s MAX MARIN and The Philadelphia Inquirer’s SEAN WALSH joins us to give us a breakdown of Tuesday’s elections in Philadelphia, including those for Mayor and city council at large. Then; Then we look at the life of Harriet Tubman, her time in Philadelphia, and the biopic. Rutgers history professor, ERICA ARMSTRONG DUNBAR joins us to talk about her new biography of the most famous Underground Railroad Conductor who was also a suffragist and Union army spy, She Came to Slay.

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