Historically Black
Tracking Down a Slave's Bill of Sale
Members of an extended Tennessee family talk about their great, great grandfather, a slave owned by his white, biological father.
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Members of an extended Tennessee family talk about their great, great grandfather, a slave owned by his white, biological father.
After emancipation, their ancestor managed to buy a farm.
Family members reflect on the strength it took to survive slavery and to prosper in the years that followed.
From The Washington Post: A hunt for his slave ancestor's original bill of sale unearthed a surprising history