Coming Soon: The Black Loyalists (July 8)
About this episode
This episode previews an upcoming discussion about the Black Loyalists and their legacy during the American Revolution.
A preview of an upcoming episode about the Black Loyalists. Thousands of our ancestors escaped slavery during the American Revolution, fought for the British on the promise of freedom, and left an unbelievable legacy in the US, Canada, and beyond! Full episodes air July 8th starring writer, sociologist, and MacArthur Fellow Tressie McMillian Cottom taped live on Juneteenth at the Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU in Richmond, VA. You'll also get to hear the same story told again to co-hosts of Code Switch, B.A. Parker and Gene Demby taped live at the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center at Howard University in Washington, DC. Different guests. Different audiences. Very different perspectives!
People in this episode
Guests: Tressie McMillian Cottom, B.A. Parker, Gene Demby
Topics covered
- Black Loyalists
- American Revolution
- slavery
- freedom
- historical legacy
- live recording
- perspectives
Keywords
- Black Loyalists
- American Revolution
- Tressie McMillian Cottom
- B.A. Parker
- Gene Demby
- slavery
- freedom
- historical legacy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU, Moorland-Spingarn Research Center
Places: Richmond, VA, Washington, DC
More episodes of Our Ancestors Were Messy
- The Revolutionary Black Loyalists! Live with Tressie McMillan Cottom
- The Revolutionary Black Loyalists! Live with BA Parker and Gene Demby
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Our Ancestors Were Messy podcast page.