Episode 50: Truth, Memory and Reconciliation

Artifactual Journey

After years of advocacy and dedication, Juneteenth is now recognized as a federal holiday. Listen as Philip talks with Nathan Johnson, National Park Service Ranger at Rose Hill Plantation in Union, South Carolina, and Timika M. Wilson, co-founder of the Union County Community Remembrance Project (UCCRP), which seeks to shed light on the racial violence that took place in Union County, South Carolina during enslavement and in the Reconstruction era. They discuss the upcoming UCCRP Juneteenth celebration on June 17 and the reckoning with the impact of America's painful past.

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