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Linked Descendants

Meeting Mrs. Jones

I’ve been avoiding writing for this blog, because I thought I have not been able to find any linked descendants. But thinking about it a few weeks ago, I realized…

Ken CollierJanuary 23, 2014

Research & Finding Documents

Up in Smoke: Slavery Researchers Decry Burning of Historical Records

- by Pam Smith Posted on January 10, 2014 by psmith30 (Post first written on January 4, 2014) I am fighting back tears and my stomach is in knots. Most…

BitterSweet EditorsJanuary 12, 2014

Linked Descendants

Linked to Llewellyn

This is my first post to BitterSweet: Linked Through Slavery, and I wanted to briefly introduce myself. My name is Felicia Furman. I’m a white, middle-aged media maker from a…

Felicia FurmanDecember 4, 2013

Linked Descendants

Cousins

I started digging deep into my paternal family history in 2008 in hopes of finding information about my great, great grandmother, Tempy Burton who had been a slave. The search…

Dionne FordNovember 20, 2013

Research & Finding Documents

Bittersweet Memories

When I was a small child, there was an old woman I remember seeing when we visited my grandfather’s house on the Southside of Chicago. She was extremely quiet, very…

Sharon Leslie MorganNovember 9, 2013

Linked Descendants

Being Linked Through Slavery Means …

Being a “linked descendant” puts racism and white privilege in a harsh light for me. It makes speaking out honestly about the legacy of slavery a personal and family imperative.…

Prinny AndersonOctober 31, 2013

History, Culture, People, Places & Events

Remembering their names

When I joined Coming To The Table over two years ago, I began a journey—a journey into the lives and times of my slave-holding ancestors and, most important for me,…

grant.hayter-menziesOctober 22, 2013

Slavery & Its Legacies

What Do We Want to Say?

The Storytellers of BitterSweet have wide-ranging conversations and share stories on many topics, and we imagine that our readers and guest contributors will expand the exchange with new topics and…

Prinny AndersonOctober 18, 2013

Sharing personal stories about our past & present connections to slavery & racism in this country.

Facing hard truths with honesty & compassion, so healing may begin.

Studying the role of enslavement in the evolution of the United States & its enduring legacy.

Meeting Mrs. Jones

Up in Smoke: Slavery Researchers Decry Burning of Historical Records

Linked to Llewellyn

Cousins

Bittersweet Memories

Being Linked Through Slavery Means …

Remembering their names

What Do We Want to Say?

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