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All that she carried : the journey of Ashley's sack, a Black family keepsake /

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In 1850s South Carolina, just before nine-year-old Ashley was sold, her mother, Rose, gave her a sack filled with just a few things as a token of her love. Decades later, Ashley's granddaughter, Ruth, embroidered this history on the bag, including Rose's message that "It be filled wit...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Miles, Tiya, 1970- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House, [2021].
Subjects:
Women slaves > South Carolina > Biography.
Ashley > (Enslaved person in South Carolina)
Mothers and daughters.
Women slaves > Southern States > Social conditions > 19th century.
Slaves > Family relationships > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Middleton, Ruth Jones, > 1903-1942 > Family.
African American women > Biography.
African American women > Family relationships.
African Americans > Material culture > South Carolina > History.
Heirlooms > South Carolina > History.
Memory > United States.

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Notes: Donated by Jeremy Brett.
 
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