Episode 031—Shuffle Off To Iowa (feat. Vania Boland)
Step back in time with National History Day State Coordinator, Vania Boland, as she tells us how Iowa got a head start on a major civil rights issue and Time-Step even further back as Nat dances through the origins of tap dancing. Cass reveals her hidden obsession for tap dancing and her not so hidden obsession for more Iowa history.
William Henry Lane aka Master Juba
Sources for Alexander Clark Story:
"Alexander Clark and the First Successful School Desegregation Case in the United States," Iowa Pathways - Iowa Public Television, 2012. Courtesy of Iowa Public Television
Visit Muscatine
State Historical Museum of Iowa
Sources for Tap Dance Story: Vox, Library of Congress, Encyclopedia Britannica
Original Theme: Garreth Spinn
Original Art: Sarah Cruz
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