Source: SCALAWAG, 4/24/20


Samantha Foxx is concerned that she can’t seem to find historic information about Black beekeepers. A cursory glance on Google for relevant terms reveals that the internet appears deeply concerned about whether bees should be considered “enslaved,” but turns up little to no information about whether enslaved people were beekeepers themselves.  “It’s never made sense to me. We know slaves were farming. We know there was honey, so who was beekeeping?” Foxx asked.

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