American Origin Stories: Black History (Un)told - EP04 KNOW YOUR RESOURCES: HOME PART 2

EP04 KNOW YOUR RESOURCES: HOME PART 2

03/02/20 • 22 min

American Origin Stories: Black History (Un)told

Join us in the follow-up episode as we apply Jobie Hill's historical preservation of slave houses to her work at Monitcello - Thomas Jefferson's primary slave plantation. We discuss his complete legacy, the life of slaves on the plantation, and the impact of his split descendency with his wife Martha, and enslaved Sally Hemings. The American paradox in the form of a president-slave owner. American freedom, American oppression.

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EP03: KNOW YOUR RESOURCES: HOME PART 1

The meaning of home is universally relatable, and was especially powerful for enslaved Black Americans. As we undergo the process of tracing our our roots, understanding how our enslaved ancestors lived, loved, and made home in tragic circumstances, can be a meaningful way of connecting to the past. Guest, Jobie Hill a licensed preservation architect, is working to create a national database to document the physical structures of slave houses and the people who lived within.

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EP 05 KNOW YOUR GENES: DNA & PERSONAL IDENTITY

There are many ways to explore our ancestry - one modern option is DNA. Race may not be scientific but technology now allows us to explore our identity through genes using direct to consumer genetic testing. Join us as Chris and I continue to explore our origin stories through DNA and the ways in which the results either do or do not change our personal perspectives.

See show notes at AmericanOriginStories.com.