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Healing White History provides a path for white descendants to face the stories we inherited and move toward repair. This Substack examines the history of race in the United States through the lens of one white family — my ancestors.

Using methods inspired by Indigenous ancestor practices, I time-travel to confront my racist ancestors — slave traders, Lost Cause propagandists, and architects of systems that still harm BIPOC communities today. These imagined conversations tell the truth about our racist history and instill a personal, visceral connection with my ancestors — a connection I hope can point toward repair of the racist systems they helped create.