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Shadow Files: Advocatus Diaboli (Devil's Advocate)

Red River Radio | By Dr. Cheryl White
Published March 1, 2018 at 10:26 AM CST
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Airs Thursday, March 2, 2018, at 7:45 a.m. This week Commentator Dr. Cheryl White takes us back to 1587 and the use of the term Advocatus Diaboli or the "Devil's Advocate."
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Dr. Cheryl White
Dr. Cheryl White is a Professor of History at LSU Shreveport, where she teaches Medieval and Early Modern Europe as well as British history. Dr. White has also been actively engaged in the field of local history, and she has published numerous books and journal articles. She is a frequent speaker and guest lecturer, and her popular Historic Haunts of Shreveport tours continue to raise funds for historic preservation in the region.
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