I researched 4 historical black mediums in history, that truly made massive shifts for all of us working mediums back in the day. This was brought to my attention from one of my Initiation 2021 sisters, how my lesson on the History of Mediumship was missing diversity, and she was very right. It led me to want to learn more about my own cultural background and Mediumship (Indigenous descent) 

I have a special message from Jonathan The Medium in this episode for all mediums who feel they are not widely represented in the world of Mediumship, and I thank him for his time and generosity in continuing to be a safe cultural sounding board for me, and his willingness to contribute to this episode.  

The links I researched to create this episode are: 

Harriet E. Wilson

References: 

https://www.spiritualpathspiritualistchurch.org/harriet-e-wilson-african-american-spiritualist/

http://www.harrietwilsonproject.net/harriet-wilson-.html

https://zora.medium.com/why-hasnt-harriet-wilson-the-first-african-american-female-novelist-been-given-her-due-65c776661cee 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_E._Wilson  

Paschal Beverly Randolph

References: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paschal_Beverly_Randolph 

https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/randolph-paschal-beverly-1825-1875 

Mother Leafy Anderson

References: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leafy_Anderson 

https://www.spiritualpathspiritualistchurch.org/mother-leafy-anderson-african-american-medium/ 

https://mattmarble.net/secret-sound/blog/38-the-black-hawk-chant-mothers-leafy-anderson-and-catherine-seals-9f7db8bd-5c5e-4938-92b7-ab5a0d157aab (The Black Hawk Chant) 

https://travispsychic.wordpress.com/2018/11/20/blackhawk-mother-anderson-southern-spiritualism/ 

Rebecca Cox Jackson

References:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Cox_Jackson 

https://qspirit.net/two-rebeccas-queer-black-shaker/ 

https://www.shondaland.com/live/a23652668/legacy-of-spiritualists/ 

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3p247.html 

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Original music by Dylan McCarthy at www.dylanmccarthymusic.com