Professor of Literature Elise Lemire Tours Walden Woods on PBS

Elise Lemire is the author of Black Walden: Slavery and Its Aftermath in Concord, Massachusetts (2009).

In this episode of Windows to the Wild, she provides insight into the forgotten inhabitants of Walden Woods—beyond its best-known resident Henry David Thoreau—such as Brister Freeman, a former slave who finds freedom following the American Revolution, and other societal outcasts.

Watch the full episode on pbs.org.