Proud to be a slave’s descendant.
Eva Elisabeth McFadden, Stone Mountain, GA. Why do so many people the world over, deny their African Heritage? What is so wrong with being Black??
We all have the same opportunities!
Amanda Caraballo, Cleveland, OH. I’m so sick of “African American’s” always using the excuse “The white folk are privileged, and we can’t have this or...
I’m one of the rare ones.
Nabeste, Chicago, IL. I’m a Mexican-American. I hate white people. I have grown to hate them. They came to America to steal the land and...
Please Ancestral Kinfolk don’t say slave
Beatrice Okonjo, Djibouti. Greetings most bless, This African country (Djbout) is a most Black Country, and we have too many same problem. I was not...
My ancestors did not enslave yours.
Ardean Orr, Syracuse, NY. All four of my grandparents immigrated from Italy, so I’m pure Italian, but also white. My father was a jazz musician...
My ancestor’s slave’s ancestor contacted me
Richard Reed Watts, Burke, VA. As a boy, me and my brother would disappear upstairs at our grandparent’s house, exploring for hours everything we could...
Generations: slaves, maids, marching, why?, what?
Louise S. Malone, Albuquerque, NM. My family were originally slave owners in South Carolina. I watch the point of view change with each generation.
I am the modern day slave
Peter Pinsak, Nazareth, PA. About ten years back, I was hiking Mt. Cascade in upstate NY, when I encountered a family of four on the...
White, Black, Brown! Just an American
James Edward White, Indianapolis, IN. You look at me and you see a white man with blue eye. But on my mom’s side my great...
Teach the truth….THE WHOLE TRUTH!
M. D. K. C., Deep South, USA. At some point in history, the powers that be thought it best to skew history. I’m sure the...
I will not apologize for slavery.
Felix, USA. I never owned a slave nor have I ever condoned slavery. My skin color does not make me guilty of any crime.
First mistake was bringing the Negro
H. Ulfheim, Erie, PA. The first mistake was bringing the negro to America. The next mistake was making him a slave and giving him a...
I’m just American, not African American.
Lottie MSF, St. Louis, MO. Born in LA, raised in Compton, became an adult in Bay Area, relocated to MO. Loved by entrepreneur/homemaker grandparents. Raised...
I have never enslaved anyone’s ancestors
Paul, Colorado Springs, CO. I am not the enemy. I am a 40-year old white, middle-class male- the prime demographic; according to some. It hurts...
Sins of the Fathers live on.
Johanna Riddle, New Smyrna Beach, FL. I’ve always known that I was descended from slave owning families. This is something I shared with my students...
Our slave’s daughter sent me an email.
William Kincaid, St. Louis, MO. I use some literary license in choosing the word “daughter”. She is actually the great-great-granddaughter of one of my family’s...
