<p>We learn the incredible story of Sedonia Dennis, a woman once enslaved in Louisiana, who came to own a piece of the plantation that had once claimed ownership of her family. And we explore how, over time, the plantation economy gave way to the petrochemical industry. Join us as we spend time with Sedonia Dennis’s descendant, Jazzy Miller who is documenting her family’s fight to exist at the intersection of each of these forms of extraction.</p><ul><li>Reporters: Jameela Hammond @JameelaHammond, Anya Groner @anyagroner</li><li>Interviewees: <ul><li>Jazmin “Jazzy” Miller<ul><li>Family: <ul><li>Reverend Joseph Jones</li><li>Reverend Samuel “Papa” Jones</li><li>Wjuankeil Jones</li><li>Cora Jones Ross</li><li>Anissa Jones</li><li>Laverne Jones</li></ul></li></ul></li><li>Joy Banner, Ph.D.; Twitter: @drjoy08</li><li>Jo Banner</li><li>Anne Rolfes; @annerolfes Twitter: @labucketbrigade</li><li>Sheila Tahir @labucketbrigade</li></ul></li></ul>


<description>&lt;p&gt;We learn the incredible story of Sedonia Dennis, a woman once enslaved in Louisiana, who came to own a piece of the plantation that had once claimed ownership of her family. And we explore how, over time, the plantation economy gave way to the petrochemical industry. Join us as we spend time with Sedonia Dennis’s descendant, Jazzy Miller who is documenting her family’s fight to exist at the intersection of each of these forms of extraction.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Reporters: Jameela Hammond @JameelaHammond, Anya Groner @anyagroner&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Interviewees: &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Jazmin “Jazzy” Miller&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Family: &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Reverend Joseph Jones&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Reverend Samuel “Papa” Jones&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Wjuankeil Jones&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Cora Jones Ross&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Anissa Jones&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Laverne Jones&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Joy Banner, Ph.D.; Twitter: @drjoy08&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Jo Banner&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Anne Rolfes; @annerolfes Twitter: @labucketbrigade&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Sheila Tahir @labucketbrigade&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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We learn the incredible story of Sedonia Dennis, a woman once enslaved in Louisiana, who came to own a piece of the plantation that had once claimed ownership of her family. And we explore how, over time, the plantation economy gave way to the petrochemical industry. Join us as we spend time with Sedonia Dennis’s descendant, Jazzy Miller who is documenting her family’s fight to exist at the intersection of each of these forms of extraction.

Future Memory

Plot of Land - Ep. 8: 66 Acres Down by the River

Plot of Land - Ep. 8: 66 Acres Down by the River

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