slave auction block that stands in the corner of downtown. we re about to see an auction block where people were sold. what s crazy is when you look at the old advertisements, several strong negroes for sale! but the idea that we re not just talking about what we considered as manual labor, we are talking about artists and professionals. when my uncle was young, he took a picture on the slave block. they wanted him to take a picture. for him, it was about getting the money because he paid him. and when my grandfather realized that he had sit on that block and had his picture taken. my grandfather whipped him and threw the money away. and he told him what that block was. and why he was never to go on that block again. that story has been with us since we were little children. this says, not only did we not
old advertisements, several strong negroes for sale! but the idea that we re not just talking about what we considered as manual labor, we are talking about artists and professionals. when my uncle was young, he took a picture on the slave block. they wanted him to take a picture. for him, it was about getting the money because he paid him. and when my grandfather realize that he had sat on that block and had his picture taken. my grandfather whipped him and threw the money away. and he told me what that block was. and why he was never to go on that block again. that story has been with us since we were little. this says, not only did we not want to hear. but we still do not want to hear. the lone black councilman pushed to remove the auction block. the six white people in the council said they voted to keep it in place for future generations. i heard you say that fredericksburg maybe the most famous city in america. indeed, our city s most
when my uncle was young, he took a picture on the slave block. they wanted him to take a picture. for him, it was about getting the money because he paid him. and when my grandfather realize that he had sat on that block and had his picture taken. my grandfather whipped him and threw the money away. and he told me what that block was. and why he was never to go on that block again. that story has been with us since we were little. this says, not only did we not want to hear. but we still do not want to hear. the lone black councilman pushed to remove the auction block. the six white people in the council said they voted to keep it in place for future generations. i heard you say that fredericksburg maybe the most famous city in america. indeed, our city s most famous.
professionals. yep. when my uncle was young, he took a picture on the slave block for a caucasian who wanted to get a picture. for him it was about getting the money because he paid him. when my grandfather realized he had stood on that block to have his picture made, my grandfather whipped him and threw the money away and told him what that block was and told him to never go near that block again. that story has been with us since we were little children. this says, not only did we not want you here, we still don t want you here. the six white members of the council said they voted to keep it in its place to educate future generations. i heard you say fredericksburg may be the most historic city in america. i walk by city hall, i walk