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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