Today , July 15, Gregory Isaacs would have turned 72.
Known as the Cool Ruler, he is said to have left a red rose in our hearts as one of Jamaica's most prolific singers.
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came through. and they were awarded their freedom. [crying] so what do you think? [crying] this is, oh, man. to be an enslaved woman. suing a slave master. to doing twice in one bloodline? it s a remarkable. your line started out as slaves, and became free up to where you are right now. it became free because those women fought for it? i will tell you what, victor, the women in your family are unbelievable. it fills in a lot of gray. a lot of blanks space. it was nothing there, there was an assumption and now there are names. relatives and places, and stories. it certainly fills in more of
claiming that she was the daughter of a free woman and therefore, she and her children should also be free. and guess what? the witnesses and things all came through and they were awarded their freedom. so what do you think? man. this is uh, man. to be an enslaved woman suing your slave master, to do it twice in one bloodline in virginia. is remarkable. your line started out enslaved and became free up until where you re at right now. it became free because those women fought for it. i m going to tell you what, victor, the women in your family is unbelievable. it fills in a lot of gray, a lot of blank space. there was nothing there.
learned of the enslavement to be free. and then the witnesses and things came through, and they were awarded their freedom. so, what do you think? man. this is, oh, man. to be an enslaved woman suing your slave master, and to do it twice in one blood line. and in virginia. remarkable. your line started out enslaved and became free up until where you are at right now. it became free because those women fought for it. i m going to tell you what, victor, the women in your family is unbelievable. hmm. it fills in a lot of gray. a lot of blank space. there was nothing there.