New episode of @BroccoliContent's Human Resources, hosted by me, drops today. And it's a really special one. We're heading to Wales – Powys to be exact – to uncover a history that binds together Welsh labourers and enslaved Africans through the threads of a particular cloth...
Have you heard of Welsh Plains Cloth? It was made from a type of wool. It was rough & hard. In the 18th century, it was the centre of a cottage industry that sprang up in mid-Wales, that increased the fortunes of the communities making it. It had another name too: Negro Cloth.
This cloth, made by labourers in Wales, was shipped en masse to the Americas & the Caribbean, to clothe enslaved Africans. The history of Welsh Plains is shrouded but we've had a crack at pulling the threads together. Listen now: podfollow.com/humanresources
This is part 1 of 2 because, as we discovered, Welsh Plains is such a rich subject, we just couldn't end the story there. It encapsulates what the podcast is about.
In this episode, I speak to the brilliant @mariangwyn but also need to highlight the research done by Liz Millman and Chris Evans into this topic.
As always, the full list of credits is in the episode description but incredible production is by @RenayRich, sound design by the amazing @BenYellowitz, our researchers are @alibeenet & @aplx2 and prod. assistant is Rory Boyle
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