This podcast episode follows author B.A. Parker on a journey to Somerset Place, a plantation in North Carolina where her ancestors were enslaved. Parker reflects on the importance of knowing one's ancestry, especially for Black families, and explores the legacy of slavery and ongoing racism in the United States through a reunion of descendants of enslaved and enslaving families in 1986. She also describes the difficulties of finding her grandmother's grave, the tradition of gravestones, and the changes that have occurred in Creswell, North Carolina over time.
