We are back on our American History train! This year we start out discussing The Royal African Company as well as the foundations of the Carolinas and Georgia. Randi and Christina stick with the classics, Karina sips on a Carolina Bulldog, and Greg drinks an Equillibrum Mc2 Double IPA and bourbon for the trauma.

Sources:

White Trash by Nancy Isenberg

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part1/1p269.html

https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1663

Black AF History by Michael Harriot

Adam, K. (2023, September). A crown branded onto bodies links British monarchy to

Slave Trade. Retrieved from The Washington Post:

https://reparationscomm.org/reparations-news/slave-trade-monarchy-uk-

archives/

African American Registry. (2026). The Royal African Company is Founded. Retrieved

from African American Registry: https://aaregistry.org/story/the-royal-african-

company-rac-founded/

Conn, D. (2023, April). The British Kings and Queens who supported and profited from

slavery. Retrieved from The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-

news/2023/apr/06/the-british-kings-and-queens-who-supported-and-profited-

from-slavery

Gyford, P. (2026). English Royal African Company. Retrieved from Pepys Diary:

https://www.pepysdiary.com/encyclopedia/7105/

Harvard Library. (2026). The South Sea Bubble. Retrieved from Harvard Library:

https://curiosity.lib.harvard.edu/south-sea-bubble/feature/the-south-sea-

company-and-the-slave-trade

Pruitt, S. (2026). What was the Royal African Company? Retrieved from History:

https://www.history.com/articles/what-was-the-royal-african-company

Roberts, D. C. (2021, October). West African medical knowledge, the slave trade, and

the Royal Society. Retrieved from The Royal Society:

https://royalsociety.org/blog/2021/10/west-african-medical-knowledge/

Slavery Law & Power in Early America and the British Empire (January 17, 2026) 1663

Royal Adventurers from England into Africa Charter. Retrieved

from https://slaverylawpower.org/chapters/restoration-settlements/1663-royal-

adventurers-from-england-into-africa-charter/.

The Royal Society. (2026). History of the Royal Society. Retrieved from The Royal

Society: https://royalsociety.org/about-us/who-we-are/history/

Twiby, L. (2022, April). The Making of Today. Retrieved from Lewish Twiby's Past and

Present: https://lewisrhystwiby.wordpress.com/2022/04/10/the-making-of-today-

slavery-ghana-and-the-royal-african-company-april-june-1752/

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