All that she carried : the journey of Ashley's sack, a black family keepsake
by Miles, Tiya, 1970- (Author)
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"Sitting in the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture is a rough cotton bag, called "Ashley's Sack," embroidered with just a handful of words that evoke a sweeping family story of loss and of love passed down through generations. In 1850s South Carolina, just before n... Full description
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Ashley > (Enslaved person in South Carolina)
Middleton, Ruth Jones, > 1903-1942 > Family.
Women slaves > South Carolina > Biography.
Women slaves > Southern States > Social conditions > 19th century.
Slaves > Family relationships > Southern States > History > 19th century.
African American women > Biography.