One way to combat racism is to learn about lesser known historical events, places, and figures and to share that history with others. This can be done by reading books, watching movies, visiting museums, etc… that tell these stories. Learning these stories can often lead to advocacy opportunities, as is the case with the novel The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers. The book tells the story of The Weeping Time, the largest documented slave auction in U.S. history, which occurred just outside of Savannah. The land where the sale took place, now largely industrial property, was recently marketed for redevelopment, raising alarm that the historic ground could be lost. Savannah officials support memorializing the actual site but emphasize the high price of such a project. To learn more about how to protect this sacred land, visit Weeping Time Cultural Heritage Corridor Authority (https://theweepingtimecoalition.org/).

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