Looking at pictures at my mother’s house this morning made me think about the fact that some of my (white) ancestors, multiple generations of them, enslaved people, sold people, split parents apart from children. And that the stories about that that were handed down to my mom in her childhood, 100 years after emancipation, were “oh weren’t our ancestors nice” stories.
The spin that our ancestors’ actions in that time were nice ends in this era of our family, but that feels grossly inadequate. I feel anxious about saying any of this because I don’t have any good answer about what to do with this awareness of my ancestors having caused unforgivable harm.
The picture is of my dolls, fictional American girl character Addy Walker and her friend, Sarah Moore. People in Philadelphia newly freed from slavery would not have celebrated Juneteenth themselves…my understanding from wikipedia is that it started as a Texas holiday among some African-Americans (including, early on, in Austin) and spread through the South…winding its way to the north in the 20th century with the Great Migration.
But I’m including Addy and Sarah on this holiday because their stories are during the period at the end of the Civil War and beginning of emancipation. Sarah is made from my second Healthy Roots doll, bought secondhand and rewigged.
The 12th and final prompt for #springhassprungag2022 is #magic so here we have Edward my #trulyme74 doll showing #girloftheyear2015 #gracethomas a #magictrick I have had so much fun taking part in this challenge and I hope that you have enjoyed it too. Image Description: a doll standing by a covered table with a card on it face down, there is another doll to the left holding out a card with #spades on it. #dolls #dollphotography #americangirl #americangirldolls #americangirldoll #agig #agiger #americangirlbrand #agdolls #americangirlboydoll
https://youtu.be/XYW9dbahp0s Hello everybody I’ve posted a new video on my #youtubechannel featuring my #dollphotography from #springhassprungag2022 please check it out. It would mean a lot to me. Image Description: a screenshot of a YouTube video featuring a collage of doll photos. The text reads BC’s Doll Place: Spring has Sprung AG 2022 Part 1 #dolls #agig #americangirldolls #americangirldoll #agig #agiger #agtube #agtuber #americangirlbrand #sibahlecollection #mapleleagirls #welliewishers
