"In August of 1865, a Colonel P.H. Anderson of Big Spring, Tennessee, wrote to his former slave, Jourdan Anderson, and requested that he come back to work on his farm. Jourdan — who, since being emancipated, had moved to Ohio, found paid work, and was now supporting his family — responded spectacularly by way of the letter seen below (a letter which, according to newspapers at the time, he dictated)."
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Reason: *1865
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damn - I want to know what the Redneck's response was. I hope he wired him the money then decided to stay anyway.
From the Snopes forum:
"The letter was reprinted by Lydia Maria Child in her anthology, The Freedmen's Book. Jourdon Anderson's body now rests in the Woodland Cemetary, in Dayton, Ohio, so it seems that his old captor never accepted his offer. For reference, the back wages he demanded - $11,680 in 1865, before adding interest - would be worth about $162,452 in 2008 dollars."
That was awesome. He made his point loud and clear while coming across with eloquence and class.
It's hard to believe that slavery existed so recently in history.
So, do we think that CP can start making their points with a bit more eloquence and class!
It blows the mind to think that another individual is thought of as property and thus you can shoot him or her on site and the only worry or concern is having to take the time and coin to replace such property.
That was awesome. He made his point loud and clear while coming across with eloquence and class.
It's hard to believe that slavery existed so recently in history.
A very good read about slavery in the USA is "Black Like Me" written by John Howard Griffin in 1961.
In order to determine what is was like to experience discrimination based on skin color, he decided to become a Negro (the term used at that time) and see for himself.
He got medication usually given to victims of vitiligo, shaved his hair, rubbed stain on his skin, and took off on his journey through the deep southern parts of USA. The book is a journal of his travels and experiences.
The book was not widely received by some and he suffered beatings after the book was published.
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A very good read about slavery in the USA is "Black Like Me" written by John Howard Griffin in 1961.
In order to determine what is was like to experience discrimination based on skin color, he decided to become a Negro (the term used at that time) and see for himself.
He got medication usually given to victims of vitiligo, shaved his hair, rubbed stain on his skin, and took off on his journey through the deep southern parts of USA. The book is a journal of his travels and experiences.
The book was not widely received by some and he suffered beatings after the book was published.
More to do with civil rights than slavery was it not? Haven't read it since high school.
The sad thing to me after going through that website, is that I came to the realization that the art of letter writing is either dead or close to dead.
It really was an art form, and in the day and age of emails, LOL LMFAO and instant communication through social media that its a skill that is never going to come back.
to me its a big sad.
I received a thank you letter from my nephews for the Christmas Gifts, and I was surprised that instead of sending me email thank you's that my sister had made them sit down pen or pencil in hand and write me a letter telling me about what exciting things were happening in their young lives.
It was actually really awsome.
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It blows the mind to think that another individual is thought of as property and thus you can shoot him or her on site and the only worry or concern is having to take the time and coin to replace such property.
The sad thing to me after going through that website, is that I came to the realization that the art of letter writing is either dead or close to dead.
It really was an art form, and in the day and age of emails, LOL LMFAO and instant communication through social media that its a skill that is never going to come back.
to me its a big sad.
I received a thank you letter from my nephews for the Christmas Gifts, and I was surprised that instead of sending me email thank you's that my sister had made them sit down pen or pencil in hand and write me a letter telling me about what exciting things were happening in their young lives.
It was actually really awsome.
What is funny is you are complaining about the medium of communication (email) when we just read a pretty cool 1865 letter over a computer monitor, and enjoyed it. The problem isn't the medium, its the content.... which I attribute to the frequency decreasing the thickness of the content. Since letters "back in the day" were in frequent, it seems to be less of a discussion, whereas I can fire an email to my friends back in Canada and get a reply within minutes, before it was weeks.... so conversations tend to be more light hearted and causal conversation-like.
Of coarse you could put thought into writing like this in your posts, rather then use thousands gif's / reply in movie quotes / attempted witty one-liners et al.... which really aren't discussion at all, in what should be a discussion message board.
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The sad thing to me after going through that website, is that I came to the realization that the art of letter writing is either dead or close to dead.
It really was an art form, and in the day and age of emails, LOL LMFAO and instant communication through social media that its a skill that is never going to come back.
to me its a big sad.
I came to the exact same realization. It is amazing to think that we now have an entire generation of kids who have NEVER sat down and penned a letter and have NEVER received a personal letter through the mail. And dont even get me started on spelling and grammar...
old man rant over.....
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The sad thing to me after going through that website, is that I came to the realization that the art of letter writing is either dead or close to dead.
It really was an art form, and in the day and age of emails, LOL LMFAO and instant communication through social media that its a skill that is never going to come back.
to me its a big sad.
I received a thank you letter from my nephews for the Christmas Gifts, and I was surprised that instead of sending me email thank you's that my sister had made them sit down pen or pencil in hand and write me a letter telling me about what exciting things were happening in their young lives.
Letter from freed slave to former master. *1865
