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We, white family genealogists, must make good faith efforts to search our own records for slave names

My friend and cousin Derry sent this to me this morning and it fits in with what I have been thinking. This is what she wrote:

Hi Sally,

Glad to hear the article led you to create a blog. What a good idea.

We lived in Germany for several years during the 1960s. I was very

interested in the way the Germans went about educating their people

about the horrible events of WWII. Their newsreels and documentaries

spared no one's sensibilities. Not much… Continue

Added by Sally Sheridan on October 16, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Our ancestors as slave owners

I just read and commented on a ladies blog about her 3rd great grandfather being a slave owner and fathering children by his slave and then keeping them as slaves. It is beyond my comprehension how a person could do this. I've seen the movie Roots several times and it is a fantastic look into our past as a nation. But what amazed me is how the people of the time could have these high morals and go to church every week and turn around and beat and maim their slaves plus father children by a race… Continue

Added by Ken Jones on October 15, 2009 at 11:21am — 1 Comment

Professor Gates, Michelle's Great-Great-Great-Granddaddy and Mine

Dear Friends,

I have a shameful confession to make. I am the great great great granddaughter of slaveholders.

My ancestors held African people and their children in slavery.

In the 1800's, one of my ancestors (probably more) fathered at least one child whom he continued to hold in slavery. Her name was Martha. As she grew into adulthood and had children, he kept them, his grandchildren, as his slaves, too. Once I started researching it, I found that many of my… Continue

Added by Sally Sheridan on October 14, 2009 at 11:00pm — 5 Comments

Could We Be Desensitized To Slavery?

This post has spawned a wonderful stream of open dialogue on my Our Georgia Roots blog today {PLEASE read the insightful comments!}. Here's hoping the coversation can continue...

Luckie.

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Recently I realized that over the years, my personal prejudice in regards to the Civil War has prevented me from learning about the war & the significant involvement of enslaved & free,… Continue

Added by Luckie Daniels on August 23, 2009 at 2:30pm — 1 Comment

African Ancestored Genealogy Research - Mrs. Emeline Jeter

This is my 2nd Great Grandmother.

I'm blessed to have inherited this Tintype from my Dad.

Also, I'm thankful to the Bradford County Historical Society of Pennsylvania for sending me the obituary a number of years ago. It reads:

-Mrs. John (Emma)Jeter, a colored woman aged 81 years, died in this borough last week and was buried from the colored church, the service being conducted by Rev. Mr. Smith.

She was a slave at… Continue

Added by George Geder on July 13, 2009 at 6:20pm — 8 Comments