Plantation Economics
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May 20, 2026 · 28 min · Season 6 · Episode 19
About this episode
Aaron and Damien discuss the lasting impacts of plantocracy, slavery, and racism on labor in the South, analyzing a piece by Sherronda J. Brown and others.
The effects of plantocracy, slavery, racism, capitalism, and white supremacy have had a lasting impact on labor and life in the South. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the piece “May Day: Exporting the Southern Plantocracy” by Sherronda J. Brown, Tea Troutman, and Aarohi Sheth in Scalawag, which explores and analyzes the ways the ruling class in the South has combined anti-Blackness and anti-labor politics to exploit the working class, and highlights how the exploitation of Southern labor may be replicated across the country, and what we learn and take away from this incredible piece in our continued learning and unlearning work and fight for collective liberation. Follow us on social media and visit our website! Patreon , Website…
People in this episode
Hosts: Aaron, Damien
Topics covered
- plantocracy
- slavery
- racism
- capitalism
- white supremacy
- labor exploitation
- collective liberation
Keywords
- plantocracy
- slavery
- racism
- capitalism
- white supremacy
- Southern labor
- exploitation
- collective liberation
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Scalawag
Books & works: May Day: Exporting the Southern Plantocracy
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