Because of the recent declaration in Virginia, honoring the treasonous Confederacy, I have decided to post one narrative per day during this month, that tells the story of one person who was formerly enslaved, in their own words.
Again, there is a tendency to romanticize this period. I want people who experienced this horror to have voice in telling their experience and from the grave, to speak truth to power.
This is the second narrative of a person who was formerly enslaved.
Her name, may God rest her Soul, was Mary Reynolds.
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