Aug 22, 2021 | History, Memory, News & Events
Hello Readers, We are back and hope you had a good summer, notwithstanding these challenging times. Lots of news for you. I’ll share the most positive first. The Harriet Tubman Center for Freedom and Equity is hiring! Want to make a difference on racial equity...
Mar 3, 2021 | History, Memory, News & Events
Dear Baileyblog Readers, Today is the 162nd anniversary of the event called The Weeping time -the largest slave auction in American history. I hope you will take a moment to consider the 400+ enslaved people who were separated from their families on March 2 and...
Mar 1, 2020 | History, Memory, News & Events
Dear Baileyblog Readers, I hope you are well. Today I am sharing with you a few items of interest with regard to the work of remembering slavery and its legacy. Yesterday, I was interviewed by journalist Adeel Hassan for The NY Times Race/Related newsletter:...
Mar 3, 2019 | History, Memory
This weekend including today was the 160th anniversary of the largest slave auction in American history. I was thankful to be in Darien, Georgia to commemorate the occasion. The event was hosted by Butler Plantation descendants of the group African American Origins...