"I do know that we shouldn’t be too quick to presume to know the thinking of our ancestors. Presupposing their outlooks is its own sort of bigotry."
So true. The little girl who made this scrapbook presumably grew up among elders who remembered the civil war, perhaps even fought in it. The depiction of the freed slaves looking into an uncertain future is absolutely touching. The fact that the young scrapbooker chose to paste it into posterity speaks volumes.
Interesting post! Also makes me nostalgic to see the images of the scrapbook. I had one when I was young and it was also filled with cards, postcards, etc. Unfortunately, at a time when I was moving, I tossed it!! I regret that now!
"I do know that we shouldn’t be too quick to presume to know the thinking of our ancestors. Presupposing their outlooks is its own sort of bigotry."
So true. The little girl who made this scrapbook presumably grew up among elders who remembered the civil war, perhaps even fought in it. The depiction of the freed slaves looking into an uncertain future is absolutely touching. The fact that the young scrapbooker chose to paste it into posterity speaks volumes.
Interesting post! Also makes me nostalgic to see the images of the scrapbook. I had one when I was young and it was also filled with cards, postcards, etc. Unfortunately, at a time when I was moving, I tossed it!! I regret that now!