slavery
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If I Could Witness a Time in History… (Part 2)
Did you read my Part 1 post yesterday? If not, read it before diving into this one, so you don’t get confused and lost. If you read yesterday’s post, let’s get back to my time travel to the early 1800s. And let me answer you before you ask. Yes, I’m also trying to track the…
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If I Could Witness a Time in History… (Part 1)
Ooh this is something that I’ve pondered before, and most of us remember this exercise from elementary school. So, I will take a spin with it again. The first thing that comes to mind happens to be my 5x great grandparents on my mom’s side, and more specifically, her father’s family line (on his maternal…
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Thought of the Day: The Cycle of Abuse, Oppression, and Trauma
Reflecting over the days and years, looking to the research on abuse, the history of slavery and captor-captive relationships, and the enduring and devastating trauma. I want to share my thoughts… I believe that trauma can cause some people to celebrate when their abuser hands them trinkets and tokens of “reconciliation”. They don’t realize that…
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Honoring and Maintaining the Legacy: U.S. Treasury Department Celebrating the Freedman’s Bank
Almost thirty years ago I first learned about the Freedmen’s Bureau and the Freedman’s Savings Bank (officially known as the Freedman’s Saving and Trust Company). While in college I was able to do further research on the legacy of freed Black slaves in America, and the one thing that stood in the way of their…
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