@our.ancestors.were.messyOur Ancestors Were Messy

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card updated Nov 4, 2026 · 12 clips parsed · following 0 · 101,300 likes total

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Engagement18.15%above average

Account summary

@our.ancestors.were.messy has 24,800 followers and 29 videos. Across the 12 parsed clips the average is 33,756 views and 5,421 likes. Engagement to views is 18.15%, which is above average for TikTok. On the newer half of the feed the response is falling (−13.36 pp). Posts roughly 0.3 times a week. An average clip reaches 136% of the follower count.

Followers

24.8K

+100 in period

Engagement

18.15%

−13.36 pp newer half

Average views

33.8K

median 4.8K

Likes per clip

5.4K

93 comments avg

Shares / saves

613 / 817

2.42% of viewers save

Posting rate

0.3 / wk

reach 136% of followers

Latest clips

12 collected

Building a democracy on top of slavery is inherently a contradiction — — @our.ancestors.were.messy

3.8K2:21Building a democracy on top of slavery is inherently a contradiction — a uniquely American contradiction from which Amer26961949

Preview an upcoming episode about the Black Loyalists. Thousands of ou — @our.ancestors.were.messy

1.2K2:55Preview an upcoming episode about the Black Loyalists. Thousands of our ancestors escaped slavery during the American Re890110

Thousands of our ancestors escaped slavery during the American Revolut — @our.ancestors.were.messy

1.1K3:56Thousands of our ancestors escaped slavery during the American Revolution, fought for the British on the promise of free904415

Our Ancestors Were Messy is LIVE at the Institute for Contemporary Art — @our.ancestors.were.messy

4.6KOur Ancestors Were Messy is LIVE at the Institute for Contemporary Art in Richmond, VA on Juneteenth with the absolutely1767515

Join us at the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center for a live recording — @our.ancestors.were.messy

5.8KJoin us at the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center for a live recording of Our Ancestors Were Messy-a podcast that explore15371216

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Negro History Week/Black Hi — @our.ancestors.were.messy

3.8K1:26In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Negro History Week/Black History Month, and in honor of my FAVORITE ancestral25512420

The history and promise of 40 acres and a mule and the intro to the st — @our.ancestors.were.messy

6K6:00The history and promise of 40 acres and a mule and the intro to the story of homesteader turned father of black cinema O550164393

Replying to @SHF An elopement rocks elite DC black society and becomes — @our.ancestors.were.messy

3.9K5:35Replying to @SHF An elopement rocks elite DC black society and becomes all the buzz in the gossip column of DC’s black n1445530

A peak behind the scenes, combing through the archives of Langston Hug — @our.ancestors.were.messy

4.9K1:03A peak behind the scenes, combing through the archives of Langston Hughes and Louise Thompson’s friendship over their li21111617

Replying to @itsmikexlee The tale of Lucinda Seaton, born of a first f — @our.ancestors.were.messy

44.1K5:14Replying to @itsmikexlee The tale of Lucinda Seaton, born of a first family, and her fall from grace. #gildedage #blackd4.5K68244879

In the 1880s black elites of D.C., named the First Families and the fi — @our.ancestors.were.messy

172.9K2:55In the 1880s black elites of D.C., named the First Families and the first generation to be free, come up with a strategy26.7K4292.1K4.6K

Replying to @Test Langston’s introduction to the Harlem Renaissance. # — @our.ancestors.were.messy

152.9K3:07Replying to @Test Langston’s introduction to the Harlem Renaissance. #harlemrenaissance #langstonhughes #alainlocke 31.9K5474.9K4K

Engagement per clip

12 parsed clips · newest on the right · click a bar to open the clip peak: 24.4% ER

Oct 22Jan 22Jul 10

Date	Views	Likes	Comments	Shares	Saves	ER
Jul 10, 2026	3,805	269	6	19	49	7.73%
Jul 8, 2026	1,216	89	0	1	10	7.40%
Jul 8, 2026	1,139	90	4	4	15	8.60%
Jun 2, 2026	4,636	176	7	5	15	4.06%
Apr 9, 2026	5,805	153	7	12	16	2.96%
Jan 22, 2026	3,781	255	12	4	20	7.17%
Dec 27, 2025	6,013	550	16	43	93	10.13%
Dec 4, 2025	3,894	144	5	5	30	3.95%
Nov 24, 2025	4,888	211	11	6	17	4.66%
Nov 16, 2025	44,100	4,517	68	244	879	10.95%
Nov 3, 2025	172,900	26,700	429	2,114	4,641	16.91%
Oct 22, 2025	152,900	31,900	547	4,895	4,021	24.42%