RELATIONS PODCAST: Exploring Slavery’s Legacy Through the Lens of Family HistoryIn the first episode of my new podcast, I interview activist, historian, and genealogist Antoinette Harrell.Jan 141Jan 141
Shout Out to the Universe — and You, Dear Reader!You know that feeling when you’re following your heart and it’s leading you into the middle of nowhere-you’ve-ever-been-before? And of…Jul 1, 20232Jul 1, 20232
RELATIONS: Henry and Louisa“Henry sends his love to Louisa. Henry wants to go home but I don’t think I will send him unless we get nearer, which I think we will be…May 21, 20231May 21, 20231
RELATIONS: What’s in a Logo?When I decided to create a podcast based on this blog, I knew I needed a logo. I tried designing one myself using a free design program…May 1, 20232May 1, 20232
RELATIONS: Sacred GroundI had always heard that there was a “slave cemetery” at Locust Ridge but had never seen it during my visits there as a child. Finding it…Feb 20, 20233Feb 20, 20233
RELATIONS: Runaway!On the Friday morning before the Tyre Nichols video was released, I had been poring over pages from a plantation ledger. The ledger had…Jan 31, 2023Jan 31, 2023
America Is Alive in 1860 and Aunt Alice Complains of Tight ShoesIncredibly, I have found America alive in 1860 — not on a document in an archive or a record in a courthouse, but on a loose page from the…Jan 20, 20235Jan 20, 20235
RELATIONS: AmericaSoon after I began research into my family history, I discovered that the LSU Special Collections library had an archive of my family’s…Jan 10, 20235Jan 10, 20235
RELATIONS: Why focus on this dark chapter of my family history?Somebody recently asked me why I am researching and writing about my enslaver ancestors and the lives of the people they enslaved. Why…Jan 3, 20233Jan 3, 20233
Published inFreeze StoriesThe EncampmentsMy friend Amy and I were distributing blankets and warm clothes to people camped under an overpass ahead of the snowstorm forecast to hit…Mar 9, 2022Mar 9, 2022