In this episode, we are joined by more new friends and some phenomenal beverages. Karina drinks OM, a spiked cold brew that is our MUG MONDAY for the week. Randi drinks a Mr. Pibb from Chipotle and Christina sips a Tangerine White Claw and Horchata. We cover what people thought of the New World before exploration, reasons for colonization, and the divisions that began amongst classes and races.
Our Sources for this Episode :
White Trash by Nancy Isenberg: It is a dryer book, but with the most consecutive information and follows 400 years of American History. It primarily focuses on class disparity and relation throughout American history
Caste by Isabel : Discusses the American Caste system through research as well as stories of real people and every day experiences.
Black AF History by Michael Harriot: Tells the history of America in a funny, informative, woke, and enlightening way