All hands on deck: World War 2 and Remembering A Black Female Battalion
I love remembering people who have made a difference in history so this week meant a lot to me. This past week, there were numerous commemorations of D-Day. D-Day 75 was top billing all over the news and rightly so. One of these days, I think I will make the trip...
Australia’s ABC Radio Interview: Dred Scott’s Unrelenting quest for freedom
Dred Scott (1795 – 1858), plaintiff in the infamous Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) case at the Supreme Court of the United States, commissioned by a “group of Negro citizens” and presented to the Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis, in 1888. One...
The Unforgettable Harriet Tubman
Public Domain; From left Harriet Tubman with her husband, adopted daughter and rescued slaves, New York Times. In honor of Memorial Day, I am revisiting a blog I wrote over two years ago on the unforgettable Harriet Tubman. Many may not know that in addition to being...
Windrush Victims will finally receive compensation
Almost a year ago, I wrote the article below, “The Windrush Generation: Can We Erase Our Past?” Today, I am glad to share the news that the members of the Windrush generation that were so unjustly turned out of their homes and deprived of their benefits...
A Repatriation Event: Slave Narratives return home to South Carolina
My book, The Weeping Time, is about the Gullah Geechee community. A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of attending the first annual International Gullah Geechee African Diaspora conference hosted by the Charles Joyner Institute of Coastal Carolina University. It...
Anne C. Bailey and company write about race, slavery, refugees, diasporas, African American, Caribbean and African studies, human rights, history, and memory. We publish every weekend.
Find Anne C. Bailey's non-fiction book : The Weeping Time:
Memory and the Largest Slave Auction in American History (Beacon Press)
