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
Works Progress Administration
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