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Friday Open Thread: Well…Sometimes It Be Ya Own People 

July 4, 2025 by Miranda 246 Comments

Good morning POU! Sooooooooooo many ironies around this day! I'm just going to enjoy my barbeque in spite of it all! … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Well…Sometimes It Be Ya Own People 

Thursday Open Thread: Well…Sometimes It Be Ya Own People

July 3, 2025 by Miranda 146 Comments

The Pendarvis Family of South Carolina For a white plantation owner to take a female slave as a mistress was hardly unique in eighteenth-century America. So, few people would have been so shocked to see the wealthy Joseph Pendarvis become involved with a lady of color. However, Parthena was more than just a slave lover for Joseph. The pair were so close that they had seven … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Well…Sometimes It Be Ya Own People

Wednesday Open Thread: Well…Sometimes It Be Ya Own People

July 2, 2025 by Miranda 139 Comments

Quite the topic eh? Not every person of color who owned slaves did so for business reasons. In fact, many did so for sentimental reasons. In several states, while a slave was permitted to buy their own freedom, once they had earned it, there were strict rules in place designed to discourage the newly-freed slaves from setting others free. For their part, owners who freed … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Well…Sometimes It Be Ya Own People

Tuesday Open Thread: Well…Sometimes It Be Ya Own People

July 1, 2025 by Miranda 161 Comments

William Ellison Jr. (April 1790 – December 5, 1861), born April Ellison, was an American cotton gin maker and blacksmith in South Carolina, and former African-American slave who achieved considerable success as a slaveowner before the American Civil War. … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Well…Sometimes It Be Ya Own People

Monday Open Thread: Well…Sometimes It Be Ya Own People

June 30, 2025 by Miranda 173 Comments

Good Morning POU! This week we'll take a side-eye look at the history of black slaveholders in the 19th century. Quite interesting I tell ya! … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Well…Sometimes It Be Ya Own People

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