Craftsman Finds Slave Hair in 200 Year Old Chair
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Freeman
a surname
meaning free man or
man born free
usually acquired when
a slave was released
and
“a free man”
Freeman
a
craftsman asked
to perform his craft
received a
chair in Georgia
to restore
it’s 2016
White, plush,
four buttoned chair
filled with layers of
slave picked cotton and
don’t forget
piles of
their hair
Thick, lushy, bushy,
brown, black, soft
hair
removed in 1619
When did it end?
Hands bloody and blistered
from cotton
slaves beaten
heads shorn and forgotten
One paragraph
or vague section in
HIStory books
Emancipation Proclamation: 1863
Ended: 1865
Is it really over?
How many slaves?
How long did it take?
Was my ancestor screaming?
Was their heads peacefully shaved?
Or did she scream and was held
by the neck?
Is it okay to keep?
Did Mary, Joe, and Billy enjoy their seat?
Georgian family wants it
kept intact
