A friend of mine recently forwarded me this link to a story about two women who discover they are linked descendants. This story is not unusual to those of us who post on BitterSweet: Linked Through Slavery. If anything, it reminds us…
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Up in Smoke: Slavery Researchers Decry Burning of Historical Records
New Post 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 people probably wouldn’t have a physical reaction like this upon learning that 100…
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Posted in Documents & Records, Legacies of Slavery, Racism & Injustice
Posted in Documents & Records, Legacies of Slavery, Racism & Injustice
