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THE AUNTIES | AfroPoP Digital Shorts | Ep. 22
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I was born in in Ohio about 18 miles
I was born in in Ohio about 18 miles east of Columbus Ohio in a town called
east of Columbus Ohio in a town called
east of Columbus Ohio in a town called patasala uh I grew up on a 300 Acre
patasala uh I grew up on a 300 Acre
patasala uh I grew up on a 300 Acre Farm and we
Farm and we
Farm and we had pigs and cows and
had pigs and cows and
had pigs and cows and corn and that's
corn and that's
corn and that's how we uh made our livelihood what my
how we uh made our livelihood what my
how we uh made our livelihood what my parents
parents
parents instill in us I'm talking about my my
instill in us I'm talking about my my
instill in us I'm talking about my my siblings were to be true to
granted uh and don't let anyone tell
granted uh and don't let anyone tell you that you are
you that you are
you that you are lesser
lesser
lesser than
than
than anyone typically on a morning when we
anyone typically on a morning when we
anyone typically on a morning when we were here from New York during the
were here from New York during the
were here from New York during the summer we would get up and uh have a
summer we would get up and uh have a
summer we would get up and uh have a Hardy breakfast of fried potatoes and
Hardy breakfast of fried potatoes and
Hardy breakfast of fried potatoes and eggs uh sausages and
eggs uh sausages and
eggs uh sausages and Scrapple and uh then we would prepare to
Scrapple and uh then we would prepare to
Scrapple and uh then we would prepare to go out and start working work often
go out and start working work often
go out and start working work often consisted of since it was summertime uh
consisted of since it was summertime uh
consisted of since it was summertime uh harvesting the the crops such as
harvesting the the crops such as
harvesting the the crops such as cucumbers
cucumbers
cucumbers Tomatoes um you know string beans um
Tomatoes um you know string beans um
Tomatoes um you know string beans um watermelons cantaloupes things of that
nature sometimes we would reverse our
nature sometimes we would reverse our trips because we lived in
trips because we lived in
trips because we lived in uh Maryland from the time I was 4 until
uh Maryland from the time I was 4 until
uh Maryland from the time I was 4 until I was 10 and so then we would go from
I was 10 and so then we would go from
I was 10 and so then we would go from Maryland to to to Wilmington Delaware to
Maryland to to to Wilmington Delaware to
Maryland to to to Wilmington Delaware to Philadelphia and then on to New York
Philadelphia and then on to New York
Philadelphia and then on to New York which is where I was
[Music]
[Music] born we met on January 1
born we met on January 1
born we met on January 1 1974 at a due drop in um hosted by Paul
1974 at a due drop in um hosted by Paul
1974 at a due drop in um hosted by Paul at her home I immediately saw that Donna
at her home I immediately saw that Donna
at her home I immediately saw that Donna was quite an interesting person she
was quite an interesting person she
was quite an interesting person she needed a spirit like mine I needed to be
needed a spirit like mine I needed to be
needed a spirit like mine I needed to be affirmed in a way that I had not been in
affirmed in a way that I had not been in
affirmed in a way that I had not been in my life we had spoke about always
my life we had spoke about always
my life we had spoke about always preparing for this moment because we we
preparing for this moment because we we
preparing for this moment because we we we were doing that from the Inception
we were doing that from the Inception
we were doing that from the Inception and this was just the comination of
and this was just the comination of
and this was just the comination of coming to this Sacred Space not even
coming to this Sacred Space not even
coming to this Sacred Space not even knowing that it was sacred at the
time this is
time this is 2,167 acres of land that Harriet
2,167 acres of land that Harriet
2,167 acres of land that Harriet Tubman's parents lived on and her
Tubman's parents lived on and her
Tubman's parents lived on and her brothers lived on and this is where she
brothers lived on and this is where she
brothers lived on and this is where she took them out of slavery there was a lot
took them out of slavery there was a lot
took them out of slavery there was a lot of conversation about Harriet Tubman
of conversation about Harriet Tubman
of conversation about Harriet Tubman took slaves to freedom
took slaves to freedom
took slaves to freedom and I spoke up and I said she did not
and I spoke up and I said she did not
and I spoke up and I said she did not take them to freedom because they were
take them to freedom because they were
take them to freedom because they were already
already
already free she was taking them out of
free she was taking them out of
free she was taking them out of slavery and unless you discuss the
slavery and unless you discuss the
slavery and unless you discuss the institution of slavery then you can
institution of slavery then you can
institution of slavery then you can never talk about freedom I see Freedom
never talk about freedom I see Freedom
never talk about freedom I see Freedom as when my mother birthed me I was free
as when my mother birthed me I was free
as when my mother birthed me I was free I was
I was
I was free then somebody enslaved my ancestors
free then somebody enslaved my ancestors
free then somebody enslaved my ancestors and that enslavement has gone in perpetu
it so in the future I want to hear the
it so in the future I want to hear the conversation about
conversation about
conversation about slavery and freedom that is going to be
slavery and freedom that is going to be
slavery and freedom that is going to be a testimonial to uh people like harri
a testimonial to uh people like harri
a testimonial to uh people like harri Tubman people like Frederick Douglas
Tubman people like Frederick Douglas
Tubman people like Frederick Douglas people like meford and Norah green you
people like meford and Norah green you
people like meford and Norah green you know who my great-grandparents people
know who my great-grandparents people
know who my great-grandparents people like Donna's mother you know Leola uh
like Donna's mother you know Leola uh
like Donna's mother you know Leola uh dear Leola dear Adams you know that's
dear Leola dear Adams you know that's
dear Leola dear Adams you know that's where this comes from it's not just all
where this comes from it's not just all
where this comes from it's not just all the people whom you know it's about our
the people whom you know it's about our
the people whom you know it's about our everyday lives and our everyday families
everyday lives and our everyday families
everyday lives and our everyday families [Music]
Harriet Tubman is gone but her Legacy
Harriet Tubman is gone but her Legacy lives
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