Yes they were, but people were born into slavery during the civil war too. The slaves that lived into the 70s were born during the war and lived over 100 years old
I think what he’s saying is that they were born into slavery. Yes, they were later freed, but they were the youngest people in that situation, and thus survived until the 1970s with some actual living memory of slavery.
And by ancestors, they’re probably referring to their grandparents. The last people to be born into chattel slavery died in the 70s.
Wait really? How? Weren’t all slaves freed/“freed” after the Civil War?
Yes they were, but people were born into slavery during the civil war too. The slaves that lived into the 70s were born during the war and lived over 100 years old
Wow holy shit.
I think what he’s saying is that they were born into slavery. Yes, they were later freed, but they were the youngest people in that situation, and thus survived until the 1970s with some actual living memory of slavery.
It’s really wild how recent that is though