Comments on: re: emancipated slaves http://mulattodiaries.wordpress.com/2010/04/20/re-emancipated-slaves/ my truth in black and white Thu, 23 May 2013 03:02:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: temple http://mulattodiaries.wordpress.com/2010/04/20/re-emancipated-slaves/#comment-2002 Sat, 01 May 2010 05:02:52 +0000 http://mulattodiaries.wordpress.com/?p=4654#comment-2002 Atlantic:

http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2010/04/honoring-chm-one-drop-cont/39036/

]]> By: BB http://mulattodiaries.wordpress.com/2010/04/20/re-emancipated-slaves/#comment-1981 Sun, 25 Apr 2010 20:33:03 +0000 http://mulattodiaries.wordpress.com/?p=4654#comment-1981 Thanks for posting this. I think most African-Americans are aware of the legacy, but the photograph and the commentary really drive home on a gut-level the cruelty of American-style slavery and the origins of “race relations” in America.

Of course viewing the photo with modern eyes, it’s hard to understand how masters could sell their own “mulatto” or “quadroon” or “octaroon” children begotten with slaves or force them to be house servants. I’ve read accounts where some of them were educated and treated well, but this picture and story serve as the epitome of One Drop Rule for me.

]]> By: tami http://mulattodiaries.wordpress.com/2010/04/20/re-emancipated-slaves/#comment-1973 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:52:22 +0000 http://mulattodiaries.wordpress.com/?p=4654#comment-1973 Along with descriptions such as “almost white,” I find the “description” of Charles Taylor to be the most interesting. I believe that is who Andy JS is referring to? It states that his mother is mulatto and his father was the owner. Based on the fact that he “looks” as if he is unmixed, he was called white. Yet, his mom was a mulatto slave, therefore, so was Charles. Just craziness!

]]> By: Alizwa http://mulattodiaries.wordpress.com/2010/04/20/re-emancipated-slaves/#comment-1968 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:35:37 +0000 http://mulattodiaries.wordpress.com/?p=4654#comment-1968 Puzzled by the above comment!

]]> By: Andy JS http://mulattodiaries.wordpress.com/2010/04/20/re-emancipated-slaves/#comment-1963 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:52:19 +0000 http://mulattodiaries.wordpress.com/?p=4654#comment-1963 It’s interesting to see a white boy being sold as a slave. This proves that white people were victims of slavery as well.

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