To Swallow the Divine: Faith, Flesh & the Black Body

In this episode of Buttercup on Melancholy Hill , we delve into the multifaceted meanings of consumption—bodily, spiritual, and psychological—through Vincent Woodard’s The Delectable Negro and the writings of Olaudah Equiano. What does it mean to be consumed by a faith that was forced upon you? How can the same religion that justified slavery become a source of personal salvation? Through poetry,…