Monthly Archives: July 2015

Summertime…..     An’ the livin’ is easy Fish are jumpin’ An’ the cotton is high Oh yo’ daddy’s rich, And yo mamma’s goodlookin’, So hush little baby, Don’ you cry One of these mornins’ You’re goin’ to rise up … Continue reading →

Most of them were born in captivity, some third or fourth generation slaves — possessions of other human beings. Servitude was all they knew. Their skills were limited to what they had acquired while working on the farms or plantations … Continue reading →