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The Story of Joice Heth, P.T. Barnum's First Exhibition
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14:02 - 15:49 (01:47)

This podcast details how Joice Heth, an elderly enslaved woman, was purchased by P.T. Barnum and exhibited as a supposed 161-year-old woman who nursed George Washington, leading to controversy and success for Barnum's career.

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