All That She Carried
A renowned historian traces the life of a single object handed down through three generations of Black women to craft an extraordinary testament to people who are left out of the archives. Soon after, the nine-year-old girl was separated from her mother "A history told with… Celý popis ↓
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All That She Carried
A renowned historian traces the life of a single object handed down through three generations of Black women to craft an extraordinary testament to people who are left out of the archives. Soon after, the nine-year-old girl was separated from her mother "A history told with brilliance and tenderness and fearlessness."--Jill Lepore, author of These Truths: A History of the United StatesIn a display case in the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture sits a rough cotton bag, called Ashley's Sack, embroidered with just a handful of words that evoke a sweeping family story of loss and of love, passed down through generations.In 1850s South Carolina, an enslaved woman named Rose gave this sack filled with a few precious items to her daughter, Ashley, as a token of love and to try to ensure Ashley's survival as well.
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