I love following Michael Twitty... and on Twitter he’s koshersoul. This is a repost of his IG feed. He’s a superb writer and anthropologist and an even better human. I’m blessed he’s my friend #Repost @thecookinggene with @make_repost ・・・ I #dedicate this #Juneteenth to the #Ancestors that wore the shoe and saw the day of #Jubilee #blackhistoryyear These were a small number of my #egun who were emancipated at the end of the #CivilWar Edward Booker 1839-1951 Prince Edward Co. #Virginia Hesther Haines 1828-1920 #Charleston Co. #SouthCarolina / Montgomery/Tallapoosa Co. Alabama Hattie Bellamy 1862-1923 #russellcountyalabama #Alabama Elijah Mitchell 1848-1920s #appomattoxva 1 #Virginia