Jamie is joined by two other panelists for this important discussion. Bob and Barry share their thoughts and perspectives throughout the episode.We share our feelings respectfully. Truth can sometimes be hurtful, change is painful at times, but it makes us better.Topics covered in this episode1619 Africans were taken and sold to the Europeans  in AmericaAfrican’s worked as slaves in the south, controlled by whitesCivil War- 1861 to 18651863 Emancipation Proclamation- 1865 Union soldiers traveled to Texas to inform black that they had been set freeJune 19th, 1865- many freed blacks escaped to the north and west as refugeesReconstruction and Repression from 1865 until 1900Black CodesPlessy V. FergusonJim Crow1940’s and World War IICivil Rights MovementDaughters of the confederacyBlack Panther MovementMass Incarceration #BLACKLIVESMATTER·2020 murder of George Floyd and Rayshard Brooks·Acts of hatred that we are seeing currentlyWe also share stories from our personal experiences. Our thoughts on what justice looks like and what it will take to move forward.We highlight and discuss some of our favorite civil rights leaders.This is an important conversation and we invite you to share it with people you know in hopes that it, and conversations like it, will lead to social change.