One of the things I touched on in my talk with my Granddaughter was the fact that her
GGGGG Grandfather was a Slave Trader.
It's kind of a tough subject for an 8 year old to grasp.
But I insist that my Grand Kids know the whole truth.
Josiah Tatum was a Slave Trader.
I posted his Will before, you can see it HERE !
How do you explain to an 8 year old that her ancestor was a Slave Dealer ?
I guess the best way is with the truth !
Southern Economics had strong ties to Slavery.
From the book
So Josiah Tatum was one of the other means of assurance that a crop could be harvested.
If you did not own slaves, you could rent them.
That's what Josiah did, a copy of one of his contracts is here --
I've already spoke with my Granddaughter about it !
I think she is gonna have to be a bit older to understand the whole thing.
I'm not going to hide her Heritage from her, I'm going to present it to her when she is older.
It's a tough subject, but one that needs to be explained !
Sometimes Grand Dad's job ain't so easy !
I posted his Will before, you can see it HERE !
How do you explain to an 8 year old that her ancestor was a Slave Dealer ?
I guess the best way is with the truth !
Southern Economics had strong ties to Slavery.
From the book
I have found an interesting note --
So Josiah Tatum was one of the other means of assurance that a crop could be harvested.
If you did not own slaves, you could rent them.
That's what Josiah did, a copy of one of his contracts is here --
I've already spoke with my Granddaughter about it !
I think she is gonna have to be a bit older to understand the whole thing.
I'm not going to hide her Heritage from her, I'm going to present it to her when she is older.
It's a tough subject, but one that needs to be explained !
Sometimes Grand Dad's job ain't so easy !
Good for you, Dave. Too bad she's eventually going to run into flogger types who will deprive her GGGGG Grandfather of his human-ness in order to totally define him as a slave-trader. That's what they do. Certain people they don't like (certain Southerners) aren't people -- they're slave-owners or slave-traders or white supremacists... a distinction they never apply to others who are just as flawed... Anyway, I applaud your approach and efforts.
ReplyDeleteThe truth is what it is. I hope I will be able to fairly explain my ancestors role in the "Business of Slavery" to my Grandchildren.
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