023: John Locke and 1663

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. Sources: White Trash by Nancy Isenberg https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part1/1p269.html https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1663 Black AF History by Michael Harriot Adam, K. (2023, September). A crown branded onto bodies links British monarchy to Slave Trade. Retrieved from The Washington Post: https://reparationscomm.org/reparations-news/slave-trade-monarchy-uk- archives/ African American Registry. (2026). The Royal African Company is Founded. Retrieved from African American Registry: https://aaregistry.org/story/the-royal-african- company-rac-founded/ Conn, D. (2023, April). The British Kings and Queens who supported and profited from slavery. Retrieved from The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/uk- news/2023/apr/06/the-british-kings-and-queens-who-supported-and-profited- from-slavery Gyford, P. (2026). English Royal African Company. Retrieved from Pepys Diary: https://www.pepysdiary.com/encyclopedia/7105/ Harvard Library. (2026). The South Sea Bubble. Retrieved from Harvard Library: https://curiosity.lib.harvard.edu/south-sea-bubble/feature/the-south-sea- company-and-the-slave-trade Pruitt, S. (2026). What was the Royal African Company? Retrieved from History: https://www.history.com/articles/what-was-the-royal-african-company Roberts, D. C. (2021, October). West African medical knowledge, the slave trade, and the Royal Society. Retrieved from The Royal Society: https://royalsociety.org/blog/2021/10/west-african-medical-knowledge/ Slavery Law & Power in Early America and the British Empire (January 17, 2026) 1663 Royal Adventurers from England into Africa Charter. Retrieved from https://slaverylawpower.org/chapters/restoration-settlements/1663-royal- adventurers-from-england-into-africa-charter/. The Royal Society. (2026). History of the Royal Society. Retrieved from The Royal Society: https://royalsociety.org/about-us/who-we-are/history/ Twiby, L. (2022, April). The Making of Today. Retrieved from Lewish Twiby's Past and Present: https://lewisrhystwiby.wordpress.com/2022/04/10/the-making-of-today- slavery-ghana-and-the-royal-african-company-april-june-1752/ Let us know what you're sippin' : - Instagram.com/SipAndSaga_Society/ - Facebook.com/SipAndSaga/ - sipandsaga.online Thank you to those who support the Society including : Trey Boles  for our wonderful intro and outro music!