Category Archives: slavery

The Emancipation Oak

Posted on December 15, 2007 by

We have been thinking about sacred places. Certainly the Emanci- pation Oak is one of them. It was under this tree in 1863 that Union soldiers first read the Emancipation Proclamation to the freed African American community of Hampton, Virginia. … Continue reading →

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Forsaking the Covenant — African Americans

Posted on December 12, 2007 by

Albert Jones was interviewed in Portsmouth, Virginia on January 8, 1939. This was part of his statement: I’s pretty old – ninety-six. I was born a slave in Southampton County, but my master was mighty good to me. He wasn’t … Continue reading →

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