About this episode
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 the 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!
- Support this independent production and access bonus content at https://ourancestorsweremessy.supercast.com
- Stay in touch at [email protected]
- Follow the show on Instagram at @ourancestorsweremessy
- Follow the show on TikTok at @ourancestorsweremessy
- Learn more about the show at https://ourancestorsweremessy.com
- Listen on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@OurAncestorsWereMessy
Get every episode summarized
Each time Our Ancestors Were Messy publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.
Email me new episodesFree for 3 shows. No card needed.
Hosts & guests
No transcript yet
This episode has not been transcribed. Request it and it moves to the front of the queue.
More episodes
More from Our Ancestors Were Messy
The Revolutionary Black Loyalists! Live with Tressie McMillan Cottom
Our Ancestors Were Messy
The Revolutionary Black Loyalists! Live with BA Parker and Gene Demby
Our Ancestors Were Messy
Household Exclusive: Researching Our Ancestors
Our Ancestors Were Messy
Paul and Eslanda Robeson: For the Rights of People. For the Rights of Workers. (...
Our Ancestors Were Messy