Of My Father, I know Nothing

“Of my father I know nothing. Slavery had no recognition of fathers, as none of families. That the mother was a slave was enough for its deadly purpose. By its law the child followed the condition of its mother. The father might be a freeman and the child a slave. The father might be a [...]

Wachovia Acknowledges Ties to Slavery

“Two predecessor banks of Wachovia Corp. owned slaves before the Civil War, the nation’s fourth-largest bank said Wednesday as it made an apology to black Americans.”“The bank said incomplete records make it impossible to know how many slaves were owned by either institution, but that specific transactional records show the Georgia bank owned at [...]

Of My Father, I know Nothing

“Of my father I know nothing. Slavery had no recognition of fathers, as none of families. That the mother was a slave was enough for its deadly purpose. By its law the child followed the condition of its mother. The father might be a freeman and the child a slave. The father might be a [...]