The Great Read: Their Ancestor Was an Enslaved Potter. They Are Battling to Recover His Legacy.
The descendants of David Drake learned who he was 10 years ago. They see his jars as his artistic and spiritual inheritance — and their own.
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March 25, 2026, 2:00 p.m. Eastern time

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Their Ancestor Was an Enslaved Potter. They Are Battling to Recover His Legacy.

The descendants of David Drake learned who he was 10 years ago. They see his jars as his artistic and spiritual inheritance — and their own.

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