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American Slavery in Kentucky
The auctioneer continued his cry for bids and Louis was at last sold for eight hundred dollars. By this time we had taken in the situation, and it seemed as though my mother’s heart would break. Such despair I hope I may never again witness. We children knew something terrible was being done, but were… Read more
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(n)O Christmas Tree
At the back door, the boys scanned the horizon, wondering how to come up with a suitable tree, and fast. It was at this point where one brother turned to the other and said, “What are we gonna do? Read more
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Grandma Stancik’s Slovak Christmas Eve
At first I was surprised to learn that Gloria Simo and I have so much in common. After learning her family’s story, I am even more surprised to learn the reason for our commonalities. Read more
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(n)O Christmas Tree
As the first group of would-be rescuers reached us, they called out, “Seen the Moulton boys? Their parents think they have fallen into a mine shaft or been buried in an avalanche.” Read more
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(n)O Christmas Tree
I had finally reconciled with Santa’s fall from Christmas grace, and I figured that nothing could be worse than the binder paper Christmas. Read more
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