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I'm going to say this. Plantations that are for profit are a big business in the South. To the extent that we explicitly DEMAND context, preservation of our Ancestors stories&places of rest&that their story is first, second&last, big ticket events CAN help to preserve our story.
I'm not in this for decontextualization. These are landscapes of cultural& genetic memory that should be preserved so that we have a story to tell generations going forward that will ensure people understand how these labor camps/plantations and small farms affected human beings.
If you "burn it all down" here's what happens...nobody gives a f...k. they will bulldoze it, put up a mall, and nobody is going to read that sad little plaque saying "Negroes worked, lived and died here." Its cool when ppl are mad from a phone or computer but just wait until you
See that mf asphalt covering your people
......
Its a feeling beyond anger and sadness and rage...
Its utter defeat.
......
Its a feeling beyond anger and sadness and rage...
Its utter defeat.
So my argument is that we descendants of enslaved folks visit these places, reach out to them and with the help of our allies....DEMAND CONTEXT.
I have been at events where we honor the #Indigenous ppl BEFORE we go about our business of using that space. It makes a big difference
I have been at events where we honor the #Indigenous ppl BEFORE we go about our business of using that space. It makes a big difference
You have to remember these are spaces FULL of spirit.
EVERY wedding contract should say .".to have a ceremony here a short statement must be read and we require a moment of silence to honor the enslaved who created this historic space and honor the Indigenous ppl ....."
EVERY wedding contract should say .".to have a ceremony here a short statement must be read and we require a moment of silence to honor the enslaved who created this historic space and honor the Indigenous ppl ....."
But no...we don't need more obfuscation, erasure, minimization etc.
This is from a Black man who interprets the lives of the enslaved, endures a lot of bullshit and misunderstandings from various people, gets to be a free therapist&gets to go home with a ton of angst.
This is from a Black man who interprets the lives of the enslaved, endures a lot of bullshit and misunderstandings from various people, gets to be a free therapist&gets to go home with a ton of angst.
But at the end of the day
......not one minute of my life
Is as bad as what my Egun (Ancestors) had to endure.
It is a privilege to educate people about how they not only survived but conquered and gave us the blood of champions. And how they are our link to our mother. Africa.
......not one minute of my life
Is as bad as what my Egun (Ancestors) had to endure.
It is a privilege to educate people about how they not only survived but conquered and gave us the blood of champions. And how they are our link to our mother. Africa.
