What Happened in Alabama? is a series born out of personal experiences of intergenerational trauma, and the impacts of Jim Crow that... more
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In the final episode of What Happened In Alabama, Lee considers the man his father became, despite the obstacles in... more
Lee revisits his father Leroy’s final moments in the hospital, and tries to parse out what really led up to... more
When Lee’s parents moved to Maplewood in the mid ’70s, they were part of a wave of Black families integrating... more
Whooping. Spanking. Beating. Whatever you want to call it, corporal punishment was a central part of Lee’s upbringing. Growing up,... more
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Rules were a major part of Lee’s household growing up. But it wasn’t until he started to dig into his... more
When Lee got the results back from his DNA test, he was stunned to discover that he had pages and... more
Around 1910, Black farmers collectively owned over 16 million acres of farmland. A century later, over 90% of that land... more
Lee always knew that his father grew up during Jim Crow, but he never really understood what that meant as... more
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