American History 101 and other poems By Brenda Cave James
Because we could all use some poetry right now… American History 101 America is not burning. America is boiling… bubbling up in hot mess a steamy, smelly cauldron like when Mammy stewed and stirred round bed clothes after sickness- or stench from...
Truth and Reconciliation and Cease Fire!
Dear Baileyblog readers, Glad to connect with you again this week. Sharing today my appearance on a recent panel on the Black Lives Matter movement. This discussion took place after the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin....
What can Freedom Summer of 1964 Teach Us? By Tiffany Perez
The struggle for equality in the United States is a longstanding one. As summer 2020 comes to a close, it recalls to us another momentous summer: Freedom Summer of 1964. Every year brings perceived progress for equal rights among people of all skin colors and cultural...
Juneteenth finally getting its due and other news
Happy Juneteenth Baileyblog readers! As those of you who have been with us from the beginning know, we have been celebrating Juneteenth every year since our founding 3 and a half years ago. Everything about our mission has been to look at where history and memory...
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)
