Preview | The Woman in the Iron Coffin
Preview: Season 16 Episode 5 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Uncover the story of early America’s free Black communities via 150-year-old human remains
Follow a team of forensic experts as they investigate the preserved remains of a young African American woman from 19th century New York and reveal the little-known story of early America’s free Black communities.
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Preview | The Woman in the Iron Coffin
Preview: Season 16 Episode 5 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Follow a team of forensic experts as they investigate the preserved remains of a young African American woman from 19th century New York and reveal the little-known story of early America’s free Black communities.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship- [Narrator] "On Secrets of the Dead"... Human remains are found in Queens, New York.
- We're dealing with an African American woman.
She died over 150 years ago.
- [Narrator] Neglected history is revealed.
- It's really important that we create this rich and diverse tapestry of 19th-century African American life.
- [Narrator] And a local community comes together.
- [woman] Her life is a testament to our life.
- [Narrator] "The Woman in the Iron Coffin," on "Secrets of the Dead."
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