Good Morning POU! I've heard this question so many times, and I've asked it myself. I never knew there was a origin to it, now I know. “Who are your people?” It’s a question exchanged often by black Southerners to identify kith and kin. But few remember that its roots can be traced to the aftermath of the Civil War. Once emancipated, former slaves desperately … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Families and Freedom – The Fight To Reunite After Emancipation
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Monday Open Thread: Families and Freedom – The Fight To Reunite After Emancipation
Good Morning POU! A recent article in the Philly Inquirer is the basis for this week's topic. Where is John Person? Ten years have gone by since his mother, Hannah Cole, last saw him. The pain of his disappearance, the mystery of his whereabouts, and the aching question of whether he is alive or dead have driven her to take out an advertisement in the Christian … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Families and Freedom – The Fight To Reunite After Emancipation
Saturday Open Thread: Slave Rebellions III
GOOD MORNING P.O.U.! 1842 SLAVE REVOLT IN THE CHEROKEE NATION Oklahoma The 1842 Slave Revolt in the Cherokee Nation, then located in Indian Territory (Oklahoma) west of the Mississippi River, was the largest escape of a group of slaves to occur among the Cherokee. The slave revolt started on November 15, 1842, when a group of 20 African-American slaves … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Slave Rebellions III
Friday Open Thread: Slave Rebellions III
HAPPY FRIDAY P.O.U.! MALÊ REVOLT Salvador, Brazil … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Slave Rebellions III
Wednesday Open Thread: Slave Rebellions III
HAPPY HUMP DAY, P.O.U.! THE STONO REBELLION South Carolina … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Slave Rebellions III