Stuff You Missed in History Class
Stuff You Missed in History Class
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SYMHC Classics: Lettuce, Slavery, and the Bibb Legacy
33 minutes Posted Jul 5, 2025 at 1:00 pm.
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 This 2022 episode starts with the story of John Bibb, credited with cultivating Bibb lettuce. But his family’s legacy, good and bad, is all tied to having enslaved people build their familial wealth.   

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