How the Word Is Passed
We often tell ourselves that history is a closed book, a series of events neatly filed away in the past. But what if history isn't just 'over'? What if it's still breathing, shaping the air we breathe and the ground we walk on, influencing our lives in ways we might not even recognize? This episode explores how the stories we tell ourselves about slavery—the ones we embrace, the ones we sanitize, and the ones we actively suppress—aren't just academic exercises. They are living forces that define our present. We examine the tension between comforting narratives and uncomfortable truths, observing how easily we can walk through a historic site, admiring its beauty, while unconsciously editing out the human cost that built it. Confronting this past isn't about assigning blame; it's about understanding the echoes that still resonate, demanding an honest reckoning with a history that refuses to stay buried.