A review by author_d_r_oestreicher
All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake by Tiya Miles
5.0
In All That She Carried, historian Tiya Miles tells the story of a cotton sack embroidered with this story: “My great grandmother Rose mother of Ashley gave her this sack when she was sold at age 9 in South Carolina [1853] it held a tattered dress 3 handfulls of pecans a braid of Roses hair. Told her It be filled with my Love always she never saw her again Ashley is my grandmother Ruth Middleton 1921”
Because there is little in the historical record of the enslaved people, this cotton sack is important. It hangs in the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), in Washington, D.C. The author tells the story behind this artifact.
This book recounts the experience of African Americans whose lives were mostly under-recorded or misunderstood.
For my expanded notes: https://1book42day.blogspot.com/2022/08/all-that-she-carried-by-tiya-miles.html
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Because there is little in the historical record of the enslaved people, this cotton sack is important. It hangs in the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), in Washington, D.C. The author tells the story behind this artifact.
This book recounts the experience of African Americans whose lives were mostly under-recorded or misunderstood.
For my expanded notes: https://1book42day.blogspot.com/2022/08/all-that-she-carried-by-tiya-miles.html
“As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.”
Check out https://amzn.to/2SpaDMN to see my books.
Check out https://amazon.com/shop/influencer-20171115075 for book recommendations.