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Ancestor Project honours lives of those enslaved in Louisiana
by Maria Clark, Usa Today/The American South, The Associated Press
Posted Feb 13, 2021 1:48 am EDT
Last Updated Feb 13, 2021 at 1:58 am EDT
EDGARD, La. Frederick Baconnais was born during the peak of the sugar cane harvest season at the Evergreen Plantation in Edgard, Louisiana. At 5 a.m. on Dec. 12, 1852, he drew his first breath, according to historic records. His mother, Victorine, a house slave at Evergreen, was 18 years old.
He was only two when she died.
But Baconnais would name one of his daughters Victoria in remembrance of his mother.
Their stories are among several recounted through photos and narratives in Evergreen’s Ancestor Project.
By Jamie Lovegrove
jlovegrove@postandcourier.com
A Dec. 2 Post and Courier article reported on the South Carolina Chamber of Commerceâs support for a state hate crimes law.
Following the recent passage of a hate crimes bill in Georgia, only South Carolina, Arkansas and Wyoming do not have such a law.
So, the chamber wants to âcontinue the momentumâ for a law in our state.
One important element was missing from the story.
Georgiaâs bill passed only after a companion bill gave added legal protections to police officers. The article observed that Arkansas was working toward a hate crimes bill, but it failed to mention that Arkansas already has a law that enhances penalties for crimes against police.