Season 6, Episode 9
Are these the remains of a navy schooner that fought with the mighty British Empire? How is this Connecticut farmhouse connected to the assassination of a Russian tsar? Is this painting an unknown work by an immigrant poet whose words inspired a generation?
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Kahlil Gibran Painting
S6 E9 - 16m 28s
A contributor from KS has an unsigned portrait of his grandfather, Najib Musa Diab. Did the Lebanese-American poet Kahlil Gibran paint it? Host Tukufu Zuberi heads to Georgia and New York to find out. Along the way, the investigation reveals the challenges Arab immigrants faced when balancing their American identities with loyalties to their native lands as World War I changed the Middle East.
Connecticut Farmhouse
S6 E9 - 14m 34s
Our contributor owns an old house that he believes has a story to tell. Between 1891 and 1906, the farm changed hands six times, and the names of the residents appear to be mostly Eastern European. Why did so many newcomers end up in this particular Connecticut home, and what accounted for the high turnover?
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