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Allusionist 170 Actively Passive transcript

February 9, 2023 The Allusionist

KENNEDY WHITERS: I'm saying unredact the word ‘plantation’. There are many definitions for a plantation, but the southern definition of plantation, it's where people laboured during the period of chattel slavery. Plantations were places of forced labour. They were forced labour camps - and other people are using this phrase to describe these places.
I made an attempt on Wikipedia to add the descriptor 'forced labour camp' to the word ‘plantation’ - and someone redacted my unredaction, actually.

HZ: I imagine fewer people would choose to have weddings at things called forced labour camps.

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In transcript Tags history, telling other stories, Kennedy Whiters, Unredact the Facts, renaming, problematic, racism, anti-Black racism, USA, American history, Black history, United States of America, slavery, enslaved African people, Transatlantic slave trade, slave owners, white supremacy, plantation, plantations, euphemisms, weddings, products, branding, rebranding, brand names, Rhode Island, streets, towns, bingo, embrave
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