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Description:
<p>Bending the rules: People sending their children through the U.S. Postal Service; a Sikh man in the early 1900s tries to use the Supreme Court's racist rulings to his benefit; and the little-known story behind the iconic folk song "Rock Island Line."</p>
Duration:
21:41 MINS
Author:
Smithsonian Institution
Subtitle:
Sidedoor is a podcast only the Smithsonian can bring you.