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Report of the Trial of Levi Weeks
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Report of the Trial of Levi Weeks

On an indictment for the murder of Gulielma Sands, on Monday the thirty-first day of April, 1800.
John McWhorter
Jul 17, 2023
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The trial transcript of a 225-year-old murder is filled with fascinating evidence of the way we used to talk. John explains.

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Lexicon Valley from Booksmart Studios
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A podcast about language, with host John McWhorter.
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