 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.   

&nbsp;This 2022 episode starts with the story of John Bibb, credited with cultivating Bibb lettuce. But his family&rsquo;s legacy, good and bad, is all tied to having enslaved people build their familial wealth. &nbsp;&nbsp;

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SYMHC Classics: Lettuce, Slavery, and the Bibb Legacy

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Melitta Bentz invented the coffee filter in 1908 and changed coffee culture forever. Through the decades and after reckoning with its relationship with the Third Reich, the company she founded in her Dresden apartment endures today.

Research:
“The Weimar Republic 1918-1929 - EdexcelChanges in society, 1924–29.” https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z9y64j6/revision/8#:~:text=Hourly%20wages%20rose%20in%20real,crisis%2C%20such%20as%20the%20hyperinflation
DEUTSCHES REICH REICHSPATENTAMТ PATENTSCHRIFT. “Melitta-Werke Akt.-Ges. in Minden, Westf. Filterpapiereinsatz für Kaffeeaufbrühfilter u. dgl.” https://www.dpma.de/docs/dpma/veroeffentlichungen/de653796a_melitta1937.pdf
German Patent and Trademark Office. “The invention of the coffee filters.” https://www.dpma.de/english/our_office/publications/ingeniouswomen/110jahrekaffeefilter/index.html
“The History of Leipziger Messe.” https://www.leipziger-messe.de/en/company/portrait/history/
KOSSACK, KRISTAN. “Betriebsalltag und Unternehmensentwicklung eines NS-Musterbetriebs im Spiegel seiner Werkzeitung.” Westfälische Zeitschrift 155. 2005. http://www.westfaelische-zeitschrift.lwl.org
“Melitta Bentz - the woman who invented the coffee filter.” Europeana. https://www.europeana.eu/en/stories/melitta-bentz-the-woman-who-invented-the-coffee-filter
“Melitta Bentz KG - coffee filter.” Deutsches-Kunststoff Museum. https://www.deutsches-kunststoff-museum.de/sammlung/virtuelles-museum/k-2002-00982/
Morris, Jonathan. “Coffee: A Global History.” Reaktion Books. 2019.
Moses, Claire. “Overlooked No More: Melitta Bentz, Who Invented the Coffee Filter.” New York Times. Sept. 5, 2018. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/05/obituaries/melitta-bentz-overlooked.html
“Our History.” Melitta Group. https://www.melitta-group.com/en/unternehmen/unsere-geschichte
Wierling, Dorothee. “Coffee.” International Encyclopedia of the First World War. https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/coffee/

Melitta Bentz invented the coffee filter in 1908 and changed coffee culture forever. Through the decades and after reckoning with its relationship with the Third Reich, the company she founded in her Dresden apartment endures today.
Research:
<ul>
<li>&ldquo;The Weimar Republic 1918-1929 - EdexcelChanges in society, 1924&ndash;29.&rdquo; https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z9y64j6/revision/8#:~:text=Hourly%20wages%20rose%20in%20real,crisis%2C%20such%20as%20the%20hyperinflation</li>
<li>DEUTSCHES REICH REICHSPATENTAMТ PATENTSCHRIFT. &ldquo;Melitta-Werke Akt.-Ges. in Minden, Westf. Filterpapiereinsatz f&uuml;r Kaffeeaufbr&uuml;hfilter u. dgl.&rdquo; https://www.dpma.de/docs/dpma/veroeffentlichungen/de653796a_melitta1937.pdf</li>
<li>German Patent and Trademark Office. &ldquo;The invention of the coffee filters.&rdquo; https://www.dpma.de/english/our_office/publications/ingeniouswomen/110jahrekaffeefilter/index.html</li>
<li>&ldquo;The History of Leipziger Messe.&rdquo; https://www.leipziger-messe.de/en/company/portrait/history/</li>
<li>KOSSACK, KRISTAN. &ldquo;Betriebsalltag und Unternehmensentwicklung eines NS-Musterbetriebs im Spiegel seiner Werkzeitung.&rdquo; Westf&auml;lische Zeitschrift 155. 2005. http://www.westfaelische-zeitschrift.lwl.org</li>
<li>&ldquo;Melitta Bentz - the woman who invented the coffee filter.&rdquo; Europeana. https://www.europeana.eu/en/stories/melitta-bentz-the-woman-who-invented-the-coffee-filter</li>
<li>&ldquo;Melitta Bentz KG - coffee filter.&rdquo; Deutsches-Kunststoff Museum. https://www.deutsches-kunststoff-museum.de/sammlung/virtuelles-museum/k-2002-00982/</li>
<li>Morris, Jonathan. &ldquo;Coffee: A Global History.&rdquo; Reaktion Books. 2019.</li>
<li>Moses, Claire. &ldquo;Overlooked No More: Melitta Bentz, Who Invented the Coffee Filter.&rdquo; New York Times. Sept. 5, 2018. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/05/obituaries/melitta-bentz-overlooked.html</li>
<li>&ldquo;Our History.&rdquo; Melitta Group. https://www.melitta-group.com/en/unternehmen/unsere-geschichte</li>
<li>Wierling, Dorothee. &ldquo;Coffee.&rdquo; International Encyclopedia of the First World War. https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/coffee/</li>
</ul>

Melitta Bentz and the Coffee Filter

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Part two of this 2020 episode looks at some of the specifics of the COINTELPROs that targeted black liberation organizations and the New Left, as well as how these programs were finally exposed to the public. 

Part two of this 2020 episode looks at some of the specifics of the COINTELPROs that targeted black liberation organizations and the New Left, as well as how these programs were finally exposed to the public.&nbsp;

SYMHC Classics: COINTELPRO 2

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Holly shares a story of accidentally taking ephedrine. Tracy shares her delight at a pronunciation of the word catastrophe.

Holly shares a story of accidentally taking ephedrine. Tracy shares her delight at a pronunciation of the word catastrophe.

Behind the Scenes Minis: Whoopsy Whimsy

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SYMHC Classics: Lettuce, Slavery, and the Bibb Legacy

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