Posted on Feb 20, 2023
1 side owned slaves. The other side started Black History Month. How a family heals
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"Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history." — Carter G. Woodson
There are many things from childhood that Brett Woodson Bailey doesn't remember. Maybe it has to do with his cancer diagnosis at 4-years-old, living in the hospital for almost two years, undergoing intense courses of radiation and chemotherapy. He thinks that plays a part in why so much of his childhood is "hazy."
Forgetting after all, is a side effect of trauma.
"Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history." — Carter G. Woodson
There are many things from childhood that Brett Woodson Bailey doesn't remember. Maybe it has to do with his cancer diagnosis at 4-years-old, living in the hospital for almost two years, undergoing intense courses of radiation and chemotherapy. He thinks that plays a part in why so much of his childhood is "hazy."
Forgetting after all, is a side effect of trauma.
1 side owned slaves. The other side started Black History Month. How a family heals
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An interesting family. Like most Americans, I have ancestors on both sides of the slave issue.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
MSG Stan Hutchison Slavery? Not So Much in My Family. Now Native American Issues? Yeah there's a Bit of a Rub there, I'm a Dawes, My Oldest 3 Grandchildren are Part Native Americans. "Dawes Roll?' I Get it, it was the First "Census" as Such of Native Americans and still used to "Confirm" Native American Ancestry but there is Something Pretty Screwed Up with a Document by a Scotsman being used to determine Who Is and Who Isn't "Native American".
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I was born and raised in Ireland. Our history is full of Sassenachs invading our country and making us slaves on our own farms, land we once owned. The cruelest were the Brits and they have yet to apologize and offer reparations. Ireland was a land of white slavery for hundreds of years. I get it.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
CDR Andrew McMenamin, PhD I Know a little Irish History, I was raised in the German/Irish Catholic Community of Cincinnati, OH. "Big Pete" McCarthy Represented Me at "Confirmation". Did a Tour in London where I Learned a LIttle More Irish History (And by Some Accounts the Reason I'm Still Sucking Air is Thanks to Irish Nationalist, Simulated Attack on My Crew). I Also worked with British Marines from Nothern Ireland teaching US Marines "Riot Control" Procedures, I Got to Play the Irish Nationalist Rioter, LOL!
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
CDR Andrew McMenamin, PhD My Oldest Granddaugher's "Beau" is an Irishman. Bloody Hell! LOL!
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CDR Andrew McMenamin, PhD
Raised an Irish Catholic. Taught in parochial schools. Sister Mary Agnes stood by me during confirmation.
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