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Code Switch

Honoring my enslaved ancestors: Episode 2

Code Switch

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Society & Culture

4.614.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Every summer B.A. Parker returns to Creswell, North Carolina, where her family still has a farm. But she's mostly avoided actually going to the nearby site where her ancestors were enslaved. This week, we revisit the second of two episodes, where Parker and her mom decide to go back to the plantation.

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0:00.0

Christian nationalists want to turn America into a theocracy, a government under biblical rule.

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If they gain more power, it could mean fewer rights for you.

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I'm Heath Drusen and on the new season of Extremely American

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0:24.1

Hey everyone, you're listening to Code Switch.

0:26.6

I'm B.A. Parker.

0:28.6

Today we're bringing you part two of a series

0:31.3

where my mom and I go back to the plantation where our ancestors were enslaved.

0:37.1

And I ask, how do we best honor our ancestors and what kind of descendant do I want to be?

0:44.0

It's an episode I'm really proud of and in fact this past March I won an Amby Award for writing it not to Berg,

0:51.0

but it means a lot to me. Enjoy.

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