SYMHC Classics: Lettuce, Slavery, and the Bibb Legacy
SYMHC Classics: Lettuce, Slavery, and the Bibb Legacy  
Podcast: Stuff You Missed in History Class
Published On: Sat Jul 05 2025
Description: 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.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.