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re: Do any of yall actually have possible ties to slavery?
Posted on 6/12/20 at 5:00 pm to floyd of pink
Posted on 6/12/20 at 5:00 pm to floyd of pink
Yes :(
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Posted on 6/12/20 at 5:02 pm to floyd of pink
I don't think I have any. But I care so little about it that I'll probably never check.
Are we only talking about slaves in America?
Are we only talking about slaves in America?
This post was edited on 6/12/20 at 5:04 pm
Posted on 6/12/20 at 5:03 pm to floyd of pink
Yep. One of great great great something grandfathers owned a plantation in Simsboro that had slaves. When they were set free after the war, they started Grambilng University.
Posted on 6/12/20 at 5:29 pm to floyd of pink
What does it matter? If my Great Grandfather had murdered someone am I somehow responsible, this is all nonsense.
Posted on 6/12/20 at 5:32 pm to floyd of pink
My Dad’s side goes to back to Naples, Italy.
Posted on 6/12/20 at 5:35 pm to floyd of pink
My great, great, great, great, great grandfather bought two slaves from a Black slave owner in South Carolina.
The Black slave owner, William Ellison, from South Carolina refused to sell more because evidently he needed them on his farm.
The Black slave owner, William Ellison, from South Carolina refused to sell more because evidently he needed them on his farm.
This post was edited on 6/14/20 at 1:19 pm
Posted on 6/12/20 at 5:40 pm to floyd of pink
None of my French or Cajun ancestors had any slaves, but my Scottish/English ancestors were landowners in Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana and East Texas before the Civil War so I probably do have some slave owners in my family background.
I had nothing to do with it so I can't really feel any guilt about it.
In the words of Ben Folds from "Rocking the Suburbs":
In a haze these days, I pull up to the stop light,
I can feel that something's not right.
I can feel that someone's blasting me with hate,
And bass, sending dirty vibes my way.
Cause my Great, Great, Great, Great, Grandad,
Made someone's Great, Great, Great, Great Grandaddies slaves.
It wasn't my idea, it wasn't my idea, never was my idea.
I had nothing to do with it so I can't really feel any guilt about it.
In the words of Ben Folds from "Rocking the Suburbs":
In a haze these days, I pull up to the stop light,
I can feel that something's not right.
I can feel that someone's blasting me with hate,
And bass, sending dirty vibes my way.
Cause my Great, Great, Great, Great, Grandad,
Made someone's Great, Great, Great, Great Grandaddies slaves.
It wasn't my idea, it wasn't my idea, never was my idea.
Posted on 6/12/20 at 5:42 pm to shawnlsu
My great great great great great grandmother was sold on the auction block in Mobile Alabama. Her name was Rachel. For the rest of the story, Watch “The Free State of Jones”.
Several of my Black friends know this story and begged me not to ever tell it because they say it will ruin my life. That breaks my heart, I couldn’t care less
Apparently I’m owed a half acre and a goat. I don’t even want the goat.
Several of my Black friends know this story and begged me not to ever tell it because they say it will ruin my life. That breaks my heart, I couldn’t care less
Apparently I’m owed a half acre and a goat. I don’t even want the goat.
This post was edited on 6/12/20 at 7:13 pm
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