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"1938 - Jordon Smith, 86, was born in Georgia, a slave of the Widow Hicks. When she died, Jordon, his mother and thirty other slaves were willed to Ab Smith, his owner's nephew, and were later refugeed from Georgia to Anderson Co., Texas. When freed, Jordon worked on a steamboat crew on the Red River until the advent of railroads.
"For thirty years Jordon worked for the railroad. He is now too feeble to work and lives with his third wife and six children in Marshall, Texas, supported by the latter and his pension of $10.00 a month."
"I's borned in Georgia, next to the line of North Car'lina, on Widow Hick's place. My papa died 'fore I's borned but my mammy was called Aggie. My ole missus died and us fell to her nephew, Ab Smith. My granma and granpa was full-blooded Africans and I couldn't unnerstand their talk.
"My missus was borned on the Chattahoochee River and she had 2,000 acres of land in cul'vation, a thousand on each side the river, and owned 500 slaves and 250 head of work mules. She was the richest woman in the whole county.
"Us slaves lived in a double row log cabins facin' her house and our beds was made of rough plank and mattresses of hay and lynn bark and shucks, make on a machine. I's spinned many a piece of cloth and wove many a brooch of thread.
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Dorothy Jean Dandridge was an American actress and singer. She was the first African-American film star to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for Carmen Jones. Dandridge also performed with singers at venues such as the Cotton Club and the Apollo Theater.

The first all-Black professional basketball team was organized on Feb. 13, 1923.The New York Renaissance, commonly called the Rens, become one of the dominant teams of the 1920s and 1930s. The team's founder was Robert L. Douglas, whose primary objective was to give New York City's male, Black athletes opportunities to better themselves. In February 1923, Douglas struck an agreement with William Roach, a Harlem-based real estate developer who owned the New Renaissance Ballroom and Casino, and the Rens were born.With Black players barred from professional basketball leagues, the Rens barnstormed throughout the country, often competing against all-white teams.

TYPES OF SPIRIT GUIDES & DEITIES

~ Ancestral Spirits - these are Spirits of ancestors who have passed on. They are believed to offer wisdom and guidance based on their life experiences.

~ Nature Spirits - Often associated with elements of nature, these spirits can be connected through rituals that honor the earth, water, air and Fire.

~ Deities - Various African cultures have specific deities that represent different aspects of life, such as fertility, wealth and protection.

AUNT POLLY JACKSON HEROICS

Polly Jackson was born into slavery in Virginia and later moved to a settlement in Ohio called Africa in the mid-1840s after gaining her freedom.

Her fearlessness was demonstrated through her courageous acts as an abolitionist, where she disguised herself as an older woman to fight off slave traffickers and protect fugitive enslaved people on the Underground Railroad.

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