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The Sunday Story: Honoring My Enslaved Ancestors

2023/7/30
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B.A. Parker:这段旅程是探索她作为被奴役者后代身份认同的关键。她希望纪念祖先,并反思如何成为一名对家族历史负责的后代。她访问了萨默塞特庄园,了解了祖先的经历,并感受到了家族历史的重量。她还关注了家族墓地的维护,以及为祖母立碑的经历,这体现了她对家族历史的传承和责任感。 她与母亲一起前往萨默塞特庄园,在庄园内参观了奴隶住所、种植园主住宅等地,并与庄园的工作人员进行了交流。通过这次旅程,她对家族历史有了更深刻的理解,也对种族和解、历史记忆等问题有了新的思考。她还反思了当代社会中种族和社会分歧,以及族人聚会等活动在不同时代背景下的意义。 她还提到了在克里斯韦尔镇的经历,以及她与当地居民的联系。她对家乡的感情复杂,既爱那里,也意识到那里埋葬着许多她认识的人。她与母亲一起打扫了祖母的墓地,并为祖母的墓碑安装做出了努力。 B.A. Parker的母亲:她与女儿一起前往萨默塞特庄园,并分享了她对家族历史的记忆和感受。她参加了1986年的族人聚会,并对这次聚会给予了积极的评价。她支持女儿纪念祖先的努力,并与女儿一起参与了家族墓地的维护。 Lilly:作为萨默塞特庄园的导游,她向B.A. Parker和她的母亲介绍了庄园的历史和现状。她对庄园的历史背景和奴隶制的残酷现实有所了解,并以一种相对客观的态度向游客介绍相关信息。 Karen Hayes:作为萨默塞特庄园的历史遗迹管理员,她与B.A. Parker进行了交流,并讨论了庄园的历史和现状。她指出,许多被奴役者的埋葬地点仍然未知,这是一个需要进一步解决的问题。 其他亲属:B.A. Parker在旅程中遇到了其他亲属,这让她感受到了家族的联系和温暖。这些亲属的出现也丰富了她对家族历史的理解。

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B.A. Parker, co-host of NPR's Code Switch, discusses her family's history and her desire to honor her ancestors. She reflects on the importance of knowing one's ancestry and the challenges of tracing Black family history. The story begins with her grandmother, Grams, and their interviews.
  • B.A. Parker's family history is rooted in the South.
  • She aims to honor her enslaved ancestors.
  • Tracing Black ancestry is difficult.
  • Grams' stories served as a starting point for the exploration.

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B.A. Parker had always known about the plantation called Somerset Place, but she had never been. It's where her ancestors had been enslaved, just a short distance from her family's farm. On a journey to explore what it means to honor her ancestors' legacy, Parker and her mom decide to go back to the plantation where it all began. On the ground her ancestors once walked, Parker asks herself: what kind of descendant does she want to be? Today on *The Sunday Story *we bring you the second episode of Code Switch co-host B.A. Parker's two-part series about her journey back to her roots. Listen to the full series on Code Switch.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)