WEBVTT - IDKMYDE: Easter and Segregation 

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<v Speaker 1>On today's episode of I didn't know. Maybe you didn't either.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's talk about Easter. Now. For most folks, Easter is

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<v Speaker 1>about three things. Jesus, bunny rabbits with candy, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>probably the only time all year you buyt some dress

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<v Speaker 1>clothes for church. And if you're from the South, it's

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<v Speaker 1>probably pastel colors on that Steve Harvey suit with the

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<v Speaker 1>same color Gator Stacey Adams the match. I didn't know.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't know. I didn't know. I didn't know. I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't know. I didn't know. But see, for our ancestors,

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<v Speaker 1>Easter wasn't just about dressing up and being fresher than

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<v Speaker 1>the border, health and hunting Easter eggs. Back in the day,

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<v Speaker 1>Easter was like the original we Gonna be alright anthem.

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<v Speaker 1>It was hope in the middle of chaos. Imagine being enslaved,

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<v Speaker 1>working sunrise to sunset, but still holding on to the

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<v Speaker 1>story of Jesus rising again. Now that's some real faith.

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<v Speaker 1>It might be. I'maller than a mustard seed. It was

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<v Speaker 1>a thought of, if Jesus could roll that stone away,

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<v Speaker 1>come on, somebody, huh, then we can roll this oppression

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<v Speaker 1>off our backs to can I get amen, And had

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<v Speaker 1>you ever heard of hush harbors? Let me tell you

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<v Speaker 1>about them. Hush harbors were like the underground clubs of

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<v Speaker 1>the Enslavement period, like them silent parties, but they didn't

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<v Speaker 1>have no colorful headsets. And instead of the DJ dropping bangers,

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<v Speaker 1>you had somebody in the corner whispering swing lot sweetch

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<v Speaker 1>Because they had to keep it low key, because at

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<v Speaker 1>massaculture it's a rap. So they'd head out to the woods,

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<v Speaker 1>set up shop and worship in secret hush harbors. They'd

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<v Speaker 1>even hang up wet blankets to keep the sound from traveling. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>soundproof in the woods. Now, how innovative is that they

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<v Speaker 1>didn't need no beats by dre our ancestors invented noise cancelation.

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<v Speaker 1>But these hush harbors, they weren't just about worship, Oh nah,

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<v Speaker 1>they were about rebellion. See. They'd sing songs like we

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<v Speaker 1>in the Waler Weed, which was basically the first GPS,

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<v Speaker 1>because that was cold. For hey, you, Harriet said, meet

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<v Speaker 1>about the river and don't forget to pack light. These

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<v Speaker 1>folks turned praise into power hymns in the hope, and

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<v Speaker 1>today that same energy lives in every gospel choir and

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<v Speaker 1>every preacher who makes you say shop by the airside.

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<v Speaker 1>And we can't forget about the Easter fit tradition, the

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<v Speaker 1>pasteales with the shoes to match. I wasn't capping about that,

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<v Speaker 1>but that goes back to the enslavement periods as well.

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<v Speaker 1>After emancipation, newly freed black folks would pull up the

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<v Speaker 1>church in their finest fits. They wasn't just dressing for God.

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<v Speaker 1>They were dressing to let the world know I'm free

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<v Speaker 1>and I look good. That's why to this day we

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<v Speaker 1>don't play about them Easter fits. Some folks be out

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<v Speaker 1>here treating Easter like the met Gala, big hats, pastel suits.

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<v Speaker 1>Had to put some armarole on them shoes because I

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<v Speaker 1>could see my reflection in them. Jones, There's like a

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<v Speaker 1>runway show with a praise break in the middle. And no,

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<v Speaker 1>Easter ain't the only holiday. We're roots in the struggle.

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<v Speaker 1>We talked about Juneteenth in previous seasons. That's when we

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<v Speaker 1>celebrate freedom two years after freedom was supposed to happen.

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<v Speaker 1>Can you imagine being two years late to your own

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<v Speaker 1>free party? You like your job, hearting you up in

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<v Speaker 1>saying hey, you got a PTO that you didn't use

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<v Speaker 1>back in twenty twenty three. Another holiday is Kwanza, where

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<v Speaker 1>we honor African traditions and principles like unity and self determination.

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<v Speaker 1>If Easter is the resurrection, Juneteenth is the graduation, and

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<v Speaker 1>then Kwan's is like the family reunion. It's all connected.

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<v Speaker 1>Holiday is rooted in freedom and resilience. So this year,

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<v Speaker 1>when you're stepping clean and your Easter's best, remember you're

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<v Speaker 1>not just celebrating a holiday, You're honoring a legacy. You're

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<v Speaker 1>carrying forward with the spirit of those hush harbors, the

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<v Speaker 1>fight for freedom and the hope that no matter how

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<v Speaker 1>low we get, we always rise again. And I didn't know.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe you didn't either. No,