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    “Human Property Hanging in the Family Tree Yields a Harvest,” is a true story of Mariah. Mariah was born a slave, witnessed the brutality of slavery, and fought the KKK.

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    Mariah’s departure to transcend from human property to a human being was met with opposition, as she and her family channeled through the violent Reconstruction Era. As the matriarch of her family, Mariah, was unwavering as she attempted to sail through the iniquitous institution of inequality. She remained steadfast in her hope of attaining the American dream.

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