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Before the civil war, runaway slaves came to hide here. they form communities and they were called maroons. so these people chose to live in the swamp? yeah, thats because life on a plantation was so horrific that they chose to be free and, if they had to go to live in the swamp to have their freedom, they just resigned themselves to do so. with mosquitoes, with snakes... very courageous. id say so. eric has traced his family history back to a slave, called moses grandy, who used to work in the ...

The name does not give it a welcoming feeling but, once people get to learn the area, they realise how special it is. we are actually walking along washington ditch, named after george washington who was one partner in the dismal swamp land company. these ditches were dug under his direction to drain the swamp, log the timber and then farm the land. "to drain the swamp" — hes not the only us president to say that. no, no, i guess not. it took more than 200 years of development for the wetlands...

It is absolutely gorgeous. i mean, it has got diversity of different ecosystems all in this one landscape. yeah, the name does not give it a welcoming feeling but, once people get to learn the area, they realise how special it is. we are actually walking along washington ditch, named after george washington who was one partner in the dismal swamp land company. these ditches were dug under his direction to drain the swamp, log the timber and then farm the land. "to drain the swamp" — hes not th...

In 2012 to royal weddings, to showing solidarity with notre—dame cathedral after its devastating fire — church bells have marked momentous occasions in our history. as well as a call to prayer, bell towers are used to commemorate and to celebrate, to bring us all together. so is brexit a fitting occasion? its believed st michaels in the village of lavendon in milton keynes dates back almost 1,000 years. it will have witnessed many changes in our relations with europe. on a sunday, we normall...

Brought some problems. the wetlands are now much more vulnerable to the effects of climate change. in 2011, a devastating forest fire burned through 6500 acres, taking more than 100 days to put out. i am meeting the man leading efforts to save the swamp. we are actually walking along washington ditch, named after george washington who was one partner in the dismal swamp land company. these ditches were dug under his direction to drain the swamp, log the timber and then farm the land. "to drain t...

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I love him so much. >> reporter: as for frances, she said she does regret her decision to make a u-turn that october evening. >> it was my choice that i turned around. and for that i am so remorseful. and i will live with that for the rest of my life. >> reporter: but frances says make no mistake, theres only one true love story here, the 32-year marriage of frances and bill hall. >> i pity her because she has to continue living and looking for the right man. ive had the best man in my life. i w...

That was her. it was her sending those text messages. bill wouldnt have never disrespected me like that. >> reporter: but if there was any doubt that shed been following the halls, she seemed to confirm it herself by sending photos of their house and francess car. why were you sending those pictures? >> to piss her off. to defend myself. >> reporter: what are you -- i mean, youre the one -- >> her telling me that bill didnt love me. her telling me that bill was using me. >> reporter: but bonnie,...

Florida. >> reporter: to me tallahassee represents the rich history of a civil rights movement. im chief inclusion officer for sports. my parents are civil rights activists. my mother led the first rally of the nation right here in tallahassee. youre literally able to follow the footsteps of all of these foot soldiers at the civil rights heritage walk. >> this is important because it recognized this is beyond civil rights. >> thats right. >> it was about human rights. freedom! >> tallahassee is ...

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