Dekera, this is one of the best things I've read all year. Period.
I love how you started with the historical context, and Mr. Douglass' powerful words. Magnanimous and cutting.
Your story is triumphant. The request was outrageous. The lack of compassion from someone who was a teacher is stunning. But this shows very well who you are and what you were willing to stand for. I admire your courage and I'm so happy you told this story. It will stick with me for a long time. Bravo!
This line at the end was beautiful:
"Our children must know that we are brilliant, as much as they know the collective pain we endured. That they come from intelligent, imaginative, creative, resilient people."
Goose bumps at your courage, your history, your strong knowing, your representation of your family.
This is SO beautifully written, Dekera. A testament to all the generations of your family and their way with oral and written word, and to the many ghat will be inspired forward by it.
Freedom is relative.
I had saved this on the July 4 weekend to "read later". I'm grateful to @camilo for putting it in his Curated edition.
Dekera, this is one of the best things I've read all year. Period.
I love how you started with the historical context, and Mr. Douglass' powerful words. Magnanimous and cutting.
Your story is triumphant. The request was outrageous. The lack of compassion from someone who was a teacher is stunning. But this shows very well who you are and what you were willing to stand for. I admire your courage and I'm so happy you told this story. It will stick with me for a long time. Bravo!
This line at the end was beautiful:
"Our children must know that we are brilliant, as much as they know the collective pain we endured. That they come from intelligent, imaginative, creative, resilient people."
I have goose bumps.
Goose bumps at your courage, your history, your strong knowing, your representation of your family.
This is SO beautifully written, Dekera. A testament to all the generations of your family and their way with oral and written word, and to the many ghat will be inspired forward by it.
Freedom is relative.
I had saved this on the July 4 weekend to "read later". I'm grateful to @camilo for putting it in his Curated edition.