Mar 24, 2021
Slave Haven Underground Railroad Museum is Alana Turner’s family business. The history of our people from Africa to slavery to freedom is vast and deep. Alana’s family has been championing for our freedom and equality since the civil rights movement.
***Trigger Warning: We discuss slavery and the cruel treatment of enslaved Africans during this episode.***
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During Alana Turner’s episode, you will learn:
- Being uncomfortable with your history is ok
- What is Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome
- The great impact of the Lee family during the civil rights movement
- How our history informs our present
- There is more to Memphis Black History than the Lorraine Motel
Links mentioned in the show:
https://www.joydegruy.com/post-traumatic-slave-syndrome
ABOUT sLAVE hAVEN:
A WALK THROUGH THIS ANTEBELLUM HOME IS A JOURNEY THROUGH HISTORY, REVEALING SECRETS OF ITS PAST THAT HAD BEEN KEPT HIDDEN FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS.
After reaching America, Africans were auctioned off to the highest bidder and doomed to a life of slavery, stripping them of their dignity, their pride and most of all, their freedom. Whenever possible, individuals attempted to liberate themselves by running away. Many runaways were aided by abolitionists who gave them safe passage on the Underground Railroad.
As you descend the stairs into the dark, damp cellar and peer through the trapdoors and hidden passages where the fugitives were harbored, you get a glimpse of those turbulent times.
Imagine for a moment what daring escapes these must have been for those who were determined to break the chains of slavery.
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