December 19, 201411 yr comment_12074 THERE IS A BOOK CALLED, CHRISTMAS IN THE BIG HOUSE,CHRISTMAS IN THE QUARTERS,BY PATRICIA MCKISSICK,FRED MCKISSICK AND JOHN THOMPSON./ALWAYS WONDERED WHAT CHRISTMAS WAS LIKE ON PLANTATIONS..THE SLAVES HELPING FIX UP THE SLAVE MASTERS HOUSE...READ ON BOOK SUMMARY SLAVES HAD MORE FOOD AT CHRISTMAS TIME..SOME SLAVES SAW THIS , CHRISTMAS AS A TIME TO PLAN A ESCAPE FROM THE PLANTATION.....HOUSE NEGROES AND FIELD NEGROES ,DIFFERENT VIEW OF THINGS./////THIS BOOK SEEMS INTERESTING////BLACK PEOPLE AT THIS TIME HAVE A DIFFERENT VIEW OF THINGS, LIKE THE HOUSE AND FIELD NEGROES BACK IN TIME..../ Report
December 20, 201411 yr comment_12076 Harry, that was definitely a good pick! I have not thought about this book in years. Fred passed away in 2013. Christmas In The Big House: Christmas in the Quarters Report
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