5/24/2023 0 Comments All different now angela johnson![]() ![]() In her notes, author Angela Johnson says that a photo of her great-grandparents led her to wonder how they celebrated when they learned of their freedom which, because they were slaves in Texas, came more than two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. ![]() It was nice to go to bed, knowing that the next morning and every one after that, the sun would wake everyone up and nothing would ever be the sameā¦ And at the end of the day, it was especially nice to walk next to cotton fields that didn't demand work. Food tasted different for those who were free for the first time. Since nobody was being forced to work in the fields that day, they all went to the beach for a picnic by the water. Some could hardly believe that day had come and they "whispered things" to one another. Others - those who didn't think they'd ever see it - cried tears of joy. ![]() People sang their happiness with faces raised. ![]()
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