A Dialogue with journalist Lee Hawkins on uncovering freedom through his family history

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In this segment of the Dialogue, IPM’s Reginald Hardwick sits down with Lee Hawkins, a long-time journalist for The Wall Street Journal. His latest work explores his own ancestry in a new memoir, “I am Nobody’s Slave: How Uncovering My Family’s History Set Me Free.”  

The book spans four centuries of his family’s history, from slavery and the Jim Crow era to present-day effects. It explores how generational experiences have influenced the lives of Black Americans today.

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Lee Hawkins

  • Author, “I Am Nobody’s Slave: How Uncovering My Family’s History Set Me Free”
  • Podcast creator: What Happened in Alabama?
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Penny Bradford

Patricia "Penny" Bradford is a senior majoring in journalism and minoring in public relations at the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign. She is a producer for Dialogue and a native of the Champaign-Urbana area.