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For Black History Month I wanted to share an interesting story about my own family, dating back to the 1800s. From slaves to free people. 🧵 #TouchTheAncestors
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My Granny Corrine was born in 1916 in Arkansas to a woman named Cora. Cora was born during reconstruction, raised by a mother and father both born into slavery. Cora's father's name was Thomas, and his father was born in Africa. And that's where our line stops. 1/ 
It's well documented that our family's love of education goes way back. And the roots were laid during reconstruction. Thomas committed himself to establishing a family environment of curiosity, and this was passed on to one of his sons, and Cora's brother, William. 2/
