Summary of All that she carried: The journey of Ashley's sack, a Black Family keepsake by Tiya Miles

by Maria Burgess

n 1850s South Carolina, an enslaved woman named Rose faced a crisis, the imminent sale of her daughter Ashley. Thinking quickly, she packed a cotton bag with a few precious items as a token of love and to try to ensure Ashley's survival. Soon after, the nine-year-old girl was separated from her mother and sold.

Decades later, Ashley's granddaughter Ruth embroidered this family history on the bag in spare yet haunting language-including Rose's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B09TDS34BK
• ISBN13: 9798422544059
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 26 Pages
• Weight: 0.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"