Rethinking Our History
In this new weekly show from the host of The Paranormal Lovers we take a look at some of histories less well known events. Why are they less well known? Because " History is written by the victors."
So we are here to look at the other side of the story, and to give people a starting point to learn about the true history of this country.
Rethinking Our History
Episode 41: Lawn Jockeys:
This week Ian wanted to take a crack at some history after an experience he recently had.
Recently a relative got married and on his way to the ceremony Ian spotted a home whos yard was overflowing with little black statues. Curious he looked them up and was shocked to read what he did about the history of lawn jockeys.
It's a complicated history, that no one is really sure where it started from. But we do know today that having this statues in ones yard is a glaring red flag for many people, namely black people.
ROH EP 41 Source Notes:
https://jimcrowmuseum.ferris.edu/question/2020/april.htm
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawn_jockey
https://gardens.si.edu/collections/explore/object/hac_1988.006
https://www.loudounhistory.org/history/underground-railroad-jockey-statues/