Good Morning POU! I suggest you pray before you read today's entry for sure! This narrative is from one individual, a fascinating account of her life that took me through every emotion! Mary Reynolds claimed to be more than a hundred years old. She was born in slavery to the Kilpatrick family, in Black River, Louisiana. "My paw's name was Tom Vaughn and he was … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Bullwhip Days, Voices Of Our People
Federal Writers' Project
Monday Open Thread: Bullwhip Days, Voices of Our People
Good Morning POU. Yes, you may need to pray or mediate first. This week's topic will be a somber one. During the 1930s, a massive project to compile the stories of former slaves began by the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration. It was the simultaneous effort of state-level branches of the FWP in seventeen states, working largely separately … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Bullwhip Days, Voices of Our People
Friday Open Thread: Caribbean & African-American Ghost Stories
HAPPY FRIDAY P.O.U.! We continue our series on Caribbean and African-American Ghost Stories... SPIRITS & WITCHES (Coastal Georgia) The following are several stories collected by the Federal Writers' Project in Georgia in the 1930s: Cuffy Wilson, sitting in the clean-swept yard which surrounded his whitewashed house, told us about the much discussed … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Caribbean & African-American Ghost Stories
Monday Open Thread: Caribbean & African-American Ghost Stories
GOOD MONDAY MORNING P.O.U.! To get us into the spirit (no pun intended) of Halloween, this week's series will be devoted to Caribbean and African-American ghost stories. MAGNOLIA CEMETERY: GHOST ROMANCE AT NIGHT IN CHAPEL (Charleston, S.C.) … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Caribbean & African-American Ghost Stories
Saturday Open Thread: African-American Ghost Stories
GOOD MORNING PRAGOBOTS! We hope you're enjoying your weekend! We conclude our series on African-American Ghost Stories with another haunting tale from South Carolina... "A HERMIT'S GHOST" Another narrative from the Federal Writers' Project: There once lived a man who stayed to himself as much as he could. Perhaps a hermit's life he lived. Seldom did he speak … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African-American Ghost Stories