Celebrating 16 Years of Truth Telling with Slavery by Another Name

Sixteen years ago, I knew nothing about the legacy of slavery that existed in the forms of involuntary servitude, convict leasing, and forced labor for thousands of Black Americans after the ratification of the 13th Amendment and well into the 20th century.  I remember bits and pieces of information. I knew about sharecropping and had…

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It’s Tea Time!

Welcome to His-Tea-Ry! The place where we serve the “tea” on history, and it’s always piping hot!  His-Tea-Ry is our corner of the internet, where we share obscure pieces of the past, unfamiliar narratives, and historical proof to emancipate our thinking and shake off the tales that mainstream history has taught. Conveniently, these narratives don’t uplift,…

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