{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsip-and-saga-society.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2F23-john-locke-and-1663-1QZJZhWH","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"023: John Locke and 1663","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/a861b82f-da96-4198-8be5-2f8adc212477/2d9b9fcb-b798-47d1-9908-a5947e96cdfc/sip-and-saga-logo.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/68794aae-cc84-472f-b03d-2916ba4fcf0c\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"023: John Locke and 1663\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"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. \n\n\nSources:  \n\nWhite Trash  by Nancy Isenberg\n\nhttps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part1/1p269.html\n\nhttps://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1663\n\nBlack AF History by Michael Harriot\n\nAdam, K. (2023, September). A crown branded onto bodies links British monarchy to\n\nSlave Trade. Retrieved from The Washington Post:\n\nhttps://reparationscomm.org/reparations-news/slave-trade-monarchy-uk-\n\narchives/\n\nAfrican American Registry. (2026). The Royal African Company is Founded. Retrieved\n\nfrom African American Registry: https://aaregistry.org/story/the-royal-african-\n\ncompany-rac-founded/\n\nConn, D. (2023, April). The British Kings and Queens who supported and profited from\n\nslavery. Retrieved from The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-\n\nnews/2023/apr/06/the-british-kings-and-queens-who-supported-and-profited-\n\nfrom-slavery\n\nGyford, P. (2026). English Royal African Company. Retrieved from Pepys Diary:\n\nhttps://www.pepysdiary.com/encyclopedia/7105/\n\nHarvard Library. (2026). The South Sea Bubble. Retrieved from Harvard Library:\n\nhttps://curiosity.lib.harvard.edu/south-sea-bubble/feature/the-south-sea-\n\ncompany-and-the-slave-trade\n\nPruitt, S. (2026). What was the Royal African Company? Retrieved from History:\n\nhttps://www.history.com/articles/what-was-the-royal-african-company\n\nRoberts, D. C. (2021, October). West African medical knowledge, the slave trade, and\n\nthe Royal Society. Retrieved from The Royal Society:\n\nhttps://royalsociety.org/blog/2021/10/west-african-medical-knowledge/\n\nSlavery Law & Power in Early America and the British Empire (January 17, 2026) 1663\n\nRoyal Adventurers from England into Africa Charter. Retrieved\n\nfrom https://slaverylawpower.org/chapters/restoration-settlements/1663-royal-\n\nadventurers-from-england-into-africa-charter/.\n\nThe Royal Society. (2026). History of the Royal Society. Retrieved from The Royal\n\nSociety: https://royalsociety.org/about-us/who-we-are/history/\n\nTwiby, L. (2022, April). The Making of Today. Retrieved from Lewish Twiby's Past and\n\nPresent: https://lewisrhystwiby.wordpress.com/2022/04/10/the-making-of-today-\n\nslavery-ghana-and-the-royal-african-company-april-june-1752/\n\n\n\n"}