White Americans Fail to Address Their Family Histories

[LeftInTX]

111. The Scots Irish side of my family held slaves

Last edited Thu Dec 9, 2021, 04:05 PM - Edit history (2)

They were southerners.

We were told that they were too poor.

I don't think my mom knew

I found out after I did my DNA and was able to develop a family tree. They all had slave schedules in 1850. It was upsetting. I was surprised to find out that they actually had money


I do not have any African-American DNA. But that doesn't mean that something didn't happen. It just means that I'm not an heir of an African-American. Many children who were the product of rape were raised African-American, so the DNA went out, but not in.

I assume the Civil War made them poor. They moved away from their homes in the decades following. One great grandfather moved away from North Carolina and married a woman from Georgia. He died in Florida in 1924 and picked oranges for a living. The other great grandfather moved around the South also. They were from South Carolina, but they were residing in numerous places in the early 20th Century. His death certificate lists his occupation as barber.

My other side are recent immigrants.

However, even before finding this out, I knew that slavery was one of the US, "original sins", the other original sin was our treatment of indigenous populations.

I think you are preaching to the choir.
We all know this.
We all acknowledge this.
We all want the truth taught to our children.
We all want the truth taught to our grandchildren

Our grandchildren need to learn that being Latino is more than family, food and speaking Spanish.
(Two of my grandchildren are 3/4 Latino, the newest addition will be 1/4)

My kids did not learn much about Mexican-American history in school. They learned the Texas narrative.
They did learn about Cesar Chavez and his activism and that was about it.

I started doing genealogy on my husband's side a few years ago because my paternal side ends due to Armenian genocide. (There are no records) We all need to need to acknowledge the Armenian genocide. We all need to acknowledge that many cultures were wiped out via rape and pillage.

My husband's family came to the US from mostly Northern Mexico in the late 19th and early 20th century. My husband's DNA is 50% indigenous and pretty much 50% European with about 2% Sub Saharan African and about 2% Jewish. The African is from Spanish-Mexicans who married African slaves. In Mexico, African slaves could marry and obtain freedom. The Jewish is from a few Conservos turned conquistador who came to Mexico during the Spanish Inquisition.

My husband is also direct descendants of some badass conquistadors who were founders of Nuevo Leon...In Mexico, Spaniards married into the native population fairly early on. The earliest ones married into Aztec royalty. Anyway, his history I guess it truly the American story..LOL

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabel_de_Tolosa_Cort%C3%A9s_de_Moctezuma
My husband is not related to Montezuma, but thought I would throw that interesting, complicated nugget in there. Other Montezuma heir went to Spain and became nobility over there




We all know that longstanding mistreatment of minorities is a major cause of inequality.

I support critical race theory.

It's the Republicans who are whitewashing history.