Jul. 23, 2021

John Cameron: Recollections Of Slavery

Journeying through the Mississippi Narrative of The Federal Writer's Project Our Enslaved Ancestors. Today, we read the recollections of the 96-year-old former slave John Cameron. Ancestor Cameron was enslaved for 25 plus years and that experience warped his mind about the evilness of those who held him in bondage. Or, John Cameron told a false tale to the interviewer because he didn't trust the government. You decide.