My direct ancestor Nathan Jordan's death occurred about 1835. There are two newspaper sites on line now that I use to search for articles about ancestors. This is the adminstrator advertising, as requried by law, the sale of 2 people he held in bondage. I have done research for 50 years now, and have read so many pre-emancipation estates that the selling of slaves no longer is shocking or even remarkable to me. I think for those who are not familiar with Southern estates, and colonial northern estates, this might be a bit jarring. They can remove all the statues they want, and edit all the history books, but life in those times was what it was.
Powerful post...and you are so spot-on correct. Our history isn't always pretty, but it's ours. It should not be changed or rewritten... How else will we and those who follow us truly learn not to repeat our past's ugly parts? ~Robin~
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