Our Ancestors Were Messy

Coming Soon: The Revolutionary Black Loyalists - Live! (July 8)

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 [https://tressiemc.com/] 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 [https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510312/codeswitch] 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 [https://ourancestorsweremessy.supercast.com/] * Stay in touch at ouranestorsweremessy@gmail.com [https://dashboard.simplecast.com/accounts/93ed5569-4310-48cb-a006-36426bae29e4/shows/295f1b1f-734a-4cfa-9747-b500a3afeb91/episodes/7bcca154-11af-4e88-8291-7f8da9095891/ouranestorsweremessy@gmail.com] * Follow the show on Instagram at @ourancestorsweremessy [https://www.instagram.com/ourancestorsweremessy/] * Follow the show on TikTok at @ourancestorsweremessy [https://www.tiktok.com/@our.ancestors.were.messy] * Learn more about the show at https://ourancestorsweremessy.com [https://ourancestorsweremessy.com/] * Listen on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@OurAncestorsWereMessy  [https://www.youtube.com/@OurAncestorsWereMessy]

Household Exclusive: Researching Our Ancestors

Host Nichole Hill responds to listeners' comments and shares an interview with the show's Research Producer, Chioke I'Anson, [https://www.chiokeianson.com/] about the research behind the histories shared on the show. Their conversation was originally taped for the donor community known as The Household. * Support this independent production and access bonus content at https://ourancestorsweremessy.supercast.com [https://ourancestorsweremessy.supercast.com/] * Stay in touch at ouranestorsweremessy@gmail.com [https://dashboard.simplecast.com/accounts/93ed5569-4310-48cb-a006-36426bae29e4/shows/295f1b1f-734a-4cfa-9747-b500a3afeb91/episodes/7bcca154-11af-4e88-8291-7f8da9095891/ouranestorsweremessy@gmail.com] * Follow the show on Instagram at @ourancestorsweremessy [https://www.instagram.com/ourancestorsweremessy/] * Follow the show on TikTok at @ourancestorsweremessy [https://www.tiktok.com/@our.ancestors.were.messy] * Learn more about the show at https://ourancestorsweremessy.com [https://ourancestorsweremessy.com/] * Listen on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@OurAncestorsWereMessy  [https://www.youtube.com/@OurAncestorsWereMessy]

Paul and Eslanda Robeson: For the Rights of People. For the Rights of Workers. (Part 2)

Essie & Paul’s passions lead them to the front lines of the fight to defeat fascism. Starring Jason Reynolds [https://www.jasonwritesbooks.com/] * Support this independent production and access bonus content at https://ourancestorsweremessy.supercast.com [https://ourancestorsweremessy.supercast.com/] * Stay in touch at ouranestorsweremessy@gmail.com [https://dashboard.simplecast.com/accounts/93ed5569-4310-48cb-a006-36426bae29e4/shows/295f1b1f-734a-4cfa-9747-b500a3afeb91/episodes/7bcca154-11af-4e88-8291-7f8da9095891/ouranestorsweremessy@gmail.com] * Follow the show on Instagram at @ourancestorsweremessy [https://www.instagram.com/ourancestorsweremessy/] * Follow the show on TikTok at @ourancestorsweremessy [https://www.tiktok.com/@our.ancestors.were.messy] * Learn more about the show at https://ourancestorsweremessy.com [https://ourancestorsweremessy.com/] * Listen on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@OurAncestorsWereMessy  [https://www.youtube.com/@OurAncestorsWereMessy] SELECT SOURCES 1. Eslanda: The Large and Unconventional Life of Mrs. Paul Robeson by Barbara Ransby 2. The Undiscovered Paul Robeson: An Artist's Journey 1898-1939 by Paul Robeson, Jr. 3. The Undiscovered Paul Robeson: Quest for Freedom 1939-1976 by Paul Robeson, Jr. 4. Here I Stand by Paul Robeson 5. History of America in Ten Strikes by Erik Loomis 6. Haymarket Book Talk with Barbara Ransby: Eslanda: The Large and Unconventional Life of Mrs. Paul Robeson  [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4xq5KpOZZI] 7. The History of Camp Wo-Chi-Ca [https://www.historynewsnetwork.org/article/the-history-of-camp-wo-chi-ca?ref=hyperallergic.com] 8. The Peekskill Riots Revealed the Racism and Antisemitism Hidden Beneath the Surface of the Anti-Communist Movement by Matthew Schuerman [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-peekskill-riots-revealed-the-racism-and-antisemitism-hidden-beneath-the-surface-of-the-anti-communist-movement-180984936/]

Eslanda and Paul Robeson: Revolutionaries in the Making (Part 1)

Eslanda Cardozo Goode and Paul Robeson meet and fall in love during the Roaring 20s in Harlem. They give up promising careers and devote themselves to climbing the ladder of fame and fortune. Can their relationship survive the success that follows?  Starring Jason Reynolds [https://www.jasonwritesbooks.com/] * Support this independent production and access bonus content at https://ourancestorsweremessy.supercast.com [https://ourancestorsweremessy.supercast.com/] * Stay in touch at ouranestorsweremessy@gmail.com [https://dashboard.simplecast.com/accounts/93ed5569-4310-48cb-a006-36426bae29e4/shows/295f1b1f-734a-4cfa-9747-b500a3afeb91/episodes/7bcca154-11af-4e88-8291-7f8da9095891/ouranestorsweremessy@gmail.com] * Follow the show on Instagram at @ourancestorsweremessy [https://www.instagram.com/ourancestorsweremessy/] * Follow the show on TikTok at @ourancestorsweremessy [https://www.tiktok.com/@our.ancestors.were.messy] * Learn more about the show at https://ourancestorsweremessy.com [https://ourancestorsweremessy.com/] * Listen on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@OurAncestorsWereMessy  [https://www.youtube.com/@OurAncestorsWereMessy] SELECT SOURCES 1. Eslanda: The Large and Unconventional Life of Mrs. Paul Robeson by Barbara Ransby 2. The Undiscovered Paul Robeson: An Artist's Journey 1898-1939 by Paul Robeson, Jr. 3. The Undiscovered Paul Robeson: Quest for Freedom 1939-1976 by Paul Robeson, Jr. 4. Here I Stand by Paul Robeson 5. History of America in Ten Strikes by Erik Loomis 6. How American Slavery Echoed Russian Serfdom [https://daily.jstor.org/how-american-slavery-echoed-russian-serfdom/] by Matthew Wills 7. Haymarket Book Talk with Barbara Ransby [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4xq5KpOZZI] 8. The Scramble for Africa  [https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/scramble-africa] 9. Arturo Alfonso Schomburg [https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/arturo-alfonso-schomburg/] 10. The Atlanta Daily World  [https://www.loc.gov/item/sn82015425/]

Coming Soon: Eslanda and Paul Robeson (Jan. 28th)

Host Nichole Hill shares the story behind Black History Month ahead of the 100th anniversary of it’s celebration and gives listeners a sneak peek of a new episode coming out on January 28th. To learn more about the show and keep in touch, check out https://ourancestorsweremessy.com [https://ourancestorsweremessy.com/] To access bonus content and support this independent production visit  https://ourancestorsweremessy.supercast.com [https://dashboard.simplecast.com/accounts/93ed5569-4310-48cb-a006-36426bae29e4/shows/295f1b1f-734a-4cfa-9747-b500a3afeb91/episodes/ac5cb51a-737c-4fdc-9ba6-8a492ba162b4/] To stay in touch email ouranestorsweremessy@gmail.com [https://dashboard.simplecast.com/accounts/93ed5569-4310-48cb-a006-36426bae29e4/shows/295f1b1f-734a-4cfa-9747-b500a3afeb91/episodes/ac5cb51a-737c-4fdc-9ba6-8a492ba162b4/ouranestorsweremessy@gmail.com]or follow the show @ourancestorsweremessy [https://www.instagram.com/ourancestorsweremessy/] on Instagram