VIOLENCE IS NEVER THE ANSWER: THE ANSWER IS YOU…AND REPARATIONS!
Martin Luther King Jr and Fannie Lou Hamer This week was a week of pain and tears. To watch a fellow human being crushed to death in real time as bystanders begged for his life is a pain that no words can truly describe…. but still, I have hope. As some of you know, I...
The Morning After The Weeping Time
Two years ago, I wrote a book called The Weeping Time about the largest slave auction in American history. This experience which the enslaved called The Weeping Time took place in Savannah, Georgia on two fateful days, March 2-3 in 1859. Today, we seem to be...
NY Times Magazine’s 1619 Project continues: Article on Slave auction sites
Hello Readers Just sharing with you my recent article in The New York Times Magazine that published last Sunday, February 16, 2020. It was great working with such a wonderful team including photographer Dannielle Bowman and a great editorial team. Thanks too to...
Columbus Day and Citations as a Metaphor for Erasure in American History
This past week the battle over history has focused on the Columbus Day versus Indigenous People’s Day holiday: is it a day to commemorate the famous explorer or one to reflect upon the people who endured imperial violence at his hands? As a Black female...
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)
