Journalist Uncovers His Cherokee Freedmen Ancestry

[@kennethmoles4643]

What a truly beautiful family full of wonderful stories. A little sad, but a whole bunch of happy. A man who is certainly a treasure!

[@PeggyGallagher-y5p]

What a beautiful story! Thank you for sharing!🙏💜🕊️

[@girlabee]

so glad you covered sam! he did so much to bring awareness to the freedmen struggle.

[@khismet]

Beloved Sam Ford. We Adore him here in DC❤😊He is family!

[@rpgober3048]

Love it!

[@lauren4110]

What a beautiful story & family ❤

[@JettTown-fr1xi]

I LOVED this story of human triumph.

[@oldschool8292]

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[@aberling]

I learned about the Cherokee having slaves while doing research for my MFA thesis, back in the 90s, (which is a loooong story in itself). I read the first hand stories of many people of three races (pre Asian laborers) who were essentially all treating each other badly. I too was surprised and intrigued. There were white owned people also. It just made me realize that there is so much history can teach us. There are and always have been people of all races doing awful as well as wonderful things to and for each other. We can’t change the past, but let’s all try to move towards the KIND side going forward.

[@Humbirdhippo5475]

Wow. Such a genuine man. Beautiful family. I didn’t know that Native Americans had slaves!