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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Exceptionally crafted piece Nadine! Read a post earlier stating that Cuba was the capital of the slave trade. The racism, misogyny and hatred that existed in the period you described, is alive and well here today. Colour me disgusted!!

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Nadine Smith's avatar

Thanks, Patrick. I appreciate you commenting and sharing.

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Jessica Suess, MD's avatar

Wow, that is an amazingly thought provoking piece. I am so grateful to have come across it. Thank you, thank you.

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Mary Ann Rennick's avatar

This is sickening. Thank you for informing us. My heart goes out to you.

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Martha Bright Anandakrishnan's avatar

Wow. This is so powerful. I mentioned the sharks to my husband and he knew about it—the civil rights museum in Memphis has section depicting this and he visited recently

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judith breuggeman's avatar

glad you are keeping on keeping on

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