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A poem by Michael Nelder Michael Nelder read this poem at the All Saints Church in Pasadena, CA on Sunday, May 23, 2021, as part of a Poetry Slam…

BitterSweet EditorsJune 8, 2021

Healing, Repair & Action

You Owe Me What was Always Mine

"You owe me what was always mine" is the title of Briayna Cuffie's latest blog post on reparations4slavery.com. She is speaking to enslavers whose family records, letters, journals, photos, plantation…

BitterSweet EditorsFebruary 15, 2021

Slavery & Its Legacies

BitterSweet ReLaunch!

Dear BitterSweet Readers and Writers: We are pleased to announce the re-launch of BitterSweet: Linked Through Slavery, a blog hosted by the Linked Descendants Working Group and Coming to the…

BitterSweet EditorsDecember 22, 2020

History, Culture, People, Places & Events

Cast In Bronze

-- By Trina Michelle Robinson I’ve always been fascinated by migration stories. Hearing the details about why a person left the place of their birth to settle somewhere new always…

BitterSweet EditorsDecember 22, 2020

Linked Descendants

Unexpected Outbursts

Dedicated to Susan Hutchison, Co-Founder, Coming to the Table Written by Pam Smith and Ann Neel Publication facilitated by Prinny Anderson As all of us in Coming To The Table…

BitterSweet EditorsFebruary 26, 2017

Slavery & Its Legacies

Talking About Slavery TODAY

BitterSweet: Linked Through Slavery is trying an alternative form of posting. For the first time, we offer a compilation of five people’s responses to a single question. We hope you…

BitterSweet EditorsOctober 22, 2015

Slavery & Its Legacies

Rewriting History

Betty Kilby was nine years old when the Supreme Court handed down the Brown versus Board of Education decision that declared segregation in schools illegal in 1954. Four years later,…

BitterSweet EditorsJune 11, 2015

Research & Finding Documents

Up in Smoke: Slavery Researchers Decry Burning of Historical Records

- by Pam Smith Posted on January 10, 2014 by psmith30 (Post first written on January 4, 2014) I am fighting back tears and my stomach is in knots. Most…

BitterSweet EditorsJanuary 12, 2014