Emotional reaction to ancestor slave records from @henrylouisgates
A researcher presents Henry Louis Gates Jr. with a historical estate inventory listing his ancestors as property with specific dollar values. Gates listens intently as the names and prices are read, then reacts with profound emotion and tears, expressing disbelief at the tangible evidence of his family's enslavement.
Creator: @henrylouisgates on Instagram
Transcript
Oh. Okay. Hold on. Let me introduce you to this record. Okay. You're looking at a part of the estate file of Christian Stottler, your great great great grandmother Hannah Stottler's brother. So remember Hannah had the brother Jacob. She also has a brother Christian. He died just outside of Cumberland on 03/04/1859, only seven months before the death of his nephew, your great great grandfather Charles Wesley Kelly. Wow. These are the this is the guy who owned Jane and her children. That's amazing
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