Little-Known Black History Fact: African-American Family Reunions
Whether African slaves landed in the British colonies of North America or they were born free in Union states, slavery made it nearly impossible to keep a family unit together. With the change in a slave master’s economic or health status, black families were torn apart, sometimes permanently.
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