tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post4514738060683015438..comments2024-03-23T13:37:38.462-05:00Comments on Between the Gate Posts: Howard Divinity of Copiah County, MS Slave NarrativeLindaRehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12968656842601664293noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-26239077231916296592023-06-06T21:55:56.375-05:002023-06-06T21:55:56.375-05:00Yes, I would like that information and any other i...Yes, I would like that information and any other information please.TMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07672877449617973124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-21845840651381143682019-12-19T15:43:11.704-06:002019-12-19T15:43:11.704-06:00I found all of the comments to be very informative...I found all of the comments to be very informative,I was raised in California in the 60's and have a great wanderlust for the past of my ansestry and more importantly the truth thank you all.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338520530370464696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-4316433412902155702017-09-17T02:06:39.457-05:002017-09-17T02:06:39.457-05:00Yes, it was a war over property. What did most ric...Yes, it was a war over property. What did most rich folks in the South invest their money into? What did they use as collateral for loans from England? Or maybe the CW was about states rights? States right to do what? Regardless of the whatever reason you have for the CW, the most important outcome was freedom for the formerly enslaved. And, btw, Howard Divinity was a very respected practitioner of jiridon, or tree-talking. He was a hoodoo, or copnjureman. Basically his ancestors had come from oje of the regions in West or Central Africa which practiced animism--basically the belief that all life in nature is imbued with God, meaning you can speak with God in all things. Look up Ruth Bass, a teacher from Hazlehurst, who interviewed Howard Divinity before he passed and wrote a few articles. DeWayne Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01574940202434906856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-52265158824153033582017-02-17T21:50:40.229-06:002017-02-17T21:50:40.229-06:00Is anyone interested in where he is buried? I hav...Is anyone interested in where he is buried? I have that info.<br />He is due a memorial marker since one is not found for him at the cemetery.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03184220994050371173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-17143341956343835712015-10-26T23:23:27.189-05:002015-10-26T23:23:27.189-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03184220994050371173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-49901076730993220552015-10-26T23:23:11.509-05:002015-10-26T23:23:11.509-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03184220994050371173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-60004708387944885312015-10-26T23:21:58.919-05:002015-10-26T23:21:58.919-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03184220994050371173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-84267665576420024742015-10-26T23:21:29.373-05:002015-10-26T23:21:29.373-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03184220994050371173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-68892951599772778642015-03-12T10:08:57.929-05:002015-03-12T10:08:57.929-05:00Thank you, Tanya. Be proud of him, he survived and...Thank you, Tanya. Be proud of him, he survived and provided for his family during a difficult time.LindaRehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968656842601664293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-61498762126696662082015-03-11T23:29:53.397-05:002015-03-11T23:29:53.397-05:00Uncle Divinity was a great grandfather of mine. I&...Uncle Divinity was a great grandfather of mine. I'm happy I found this information and I try to imagine and understand what he must have experienced. No judgment. Thank you LindaTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07672877449617973124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-40294265082693912182015-01-29T10:01:05.227-06:002015-01-29T10:01:05.227-06:00This slave narrative is from the Federal Writers&#...This slave narrative is from the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) recorded during the 1930s. Thousands of narratives were recorded. I have a CD of the narratives purchased through Ancestry. The entire collection can be found at most archives or genealogy libraries.LindaRehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968656842601664293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-37780066862124986672015-01-29T01:29:53.707-06:002015-01-29T01:29:53.707-06:00Thank you for this post. Question: What is the sou...Thank you for this post. Question: What is the source of this slave narrative? I would like to read it and perhaps use it on my own blog.<br /><br />And you are correct, Mr Divinity was not a soldier. Actual Confederates no doubt saw him as a faithful slave, not a fellow soldier. This does not take anything away from, that's just the way it was.<br /><br />My own blog is:<br />https://jubiloemancipationcentury.wordpress.com<br /><br />- AlanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-59765905420249347302013-05-21T20:06:06.369-05:002013-05-21T20:06:06.369-05:00True....of body servants on BOTH sides. True....of body servants on BOTH sides. C.W. Rodenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04720242706965307970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-56662128852729907992013-05-21T20:03:34.044-05:002013-05-21T20:03:34.044-05:00Aren't you a cute little thing.Aren't you a cute little thing.C.W. Rodenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04720242706965307970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-78348982645392269422013-05-21T20:02:43.721-05:002013-05-21T20:02:43.721-05:00Ma'am I am certain that the guys they served w...Ma'am I am certain that the guys they served with would disagree on that score. C.W. Rodenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04720242706965307970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-23325815742833388122013-05-21T19:50:54.739-05:002013-05-21T19:50:54.739-05:00My ancestors were body servants, not soldiers, ac...My ancestors were body servants, not soldiers, according to their Confederate pension applications.LindaRehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968656842601664293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-61871386865083201792013-05-21T19:07:41.478-05:002013-05-21T19:07:41.478-05:00Great story of a good man. He was not alone, ther...Great story of a good man. He was not alone, there were about 60,000 black Confederate veterans and they were quite proud of their service. <br />If you can't understand it is understandable, you've not been taught the truth. The war was not fought about slavery. Lincoln never mentioned slavery until late 1862 and was quite clear that he did not want to free the slaves. The Emancipation was a military tactic, not a social one. (Note: Lincoln only freed slaves in the Southern states. Not in the North nor the boarder states. In fact he didn't free anybody, he had no authority in the South at the time)It was fought about illegal taxes and tariffs placed on Southern goods by the North that were unconstitutional. But to the Confederate soldier, white or black, the war was fought because someone in a blue coat invaded his home and threatened his family. It was that simple. Isn't it interesting that the Southern army was integrated but the Northern army was segregated. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787849357113641043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-30333709706404961842013-01-18T18:05:00.541-06:002013-01-18T18:05:00.541-06:00Body servants' contributions were important ev...Body servants' contributions were important even if they were on the opposing side.LindaRehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968656842601664293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-52426503960260626372013-01-18T13:39:52.205-06:002013-01-18T13:39:52.205-06:00They was important.......loved the photo and story...They was important.......loved the photo and story.True Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13940407628932172511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-31758796152603256452013-01-17T21:43:10.540-06:002013-01-17T21:43:10.540-06:00If we could walk in their shoes, know their needs,...If we could walk in their shoes, know their needs, we might understand their actions...Divinity is not telling his story, someone else is, and that too makes it more difficult to understand.LindaRehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968656842601664293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-23615588384146645992013-01-17T21:31:39.957-06:002013-01-17T21:31:39.957-06:00In another life, Uncle Divinity would likely be a ...In another life, Uncle Divinity would likely be a politician, talk show host, salesman, etc. He seemed to enjoy being in the spotlight.LindaRehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968656842601664293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-36794462209130614672013-01-17T20:36:43.676-06:002013-01-17T20:36:43.676-06:00I agree with Kristen about there being many differ...I agree with Kristen about there being many different ways of seeing the world then and now. I continue to learn so much history from your blog. Until I read this post, I never really knew much about African American Confederate veterans. The story Uncle Divinity gives me a sense of what it was like for one veteran. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-14467817297927071402013-01-17T16:18:06.008-06:002013-01-17T16:18:06.008-06:00So many different ways of seeing the world both no...So many different ways of seeing the world both now and in the past. Hard to understand sometimes what guides people's actions.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.com