Back Pay
By Mitch Berg
A letter from a former slave to a former master, from the 1860s.
Real or not? Â Apparently real.
Judge for yourself.
Just go read it.
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February 3rd, 2012 at 12:13 pm
An interesting, but quaint, read. Today Jourdan would only have to throw glitter on his former master.