tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110335572470669971.post425096891877044293..comments2023-10-26T01:29:00.460-07:00Comments on They Came From Virginia: The Skin That I'm InDenise Muhammadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04029531203426898401noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110335572470669971.post-20501221986382744292013-12-19T18:40:30.779-08:002013-12-19T18:40:30.779-08:00A really poignant story, Denise. Thank you for sh...A really poignant story, Denise. Thank you for sharing it.<br />M. Dawn https://www.blogger.com/profile/09554963198573045083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110335572470669971.post-25381764499905685012013-11-07T09:20:45.124-08:002013-11-07T09:20:45.124-08:00Yes, I remember that movie. I cannot imagine what ...Yes, I remember that movie. I cannot imagine what life must have been like for them. Thank you Stephani, I appreciate your comment.Denise Muhammadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04029531203426898401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110335572470669971.post-36258849129412429632013-11-07T09:18:07.986-08:002013-11-07T09:18:07.986-08:00Thank you Luckie. :)Thank you Luckie. :)Denise Muhammadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04029531203426898401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110335572470669971.post-89125532626989105442013-11-07T07:10:31.891-08:002013-11-07T07:10:31.891-08:00Our history is rich & though MANY times bitter...Our history is rich & though MANY times bittersweet [and oft times tragic] must be told. Ancestors choose the right descendant to share their stories with love & the reverence due. Grandma Doyle was beautiful, obviously inside & out. A wonderful job Denise helping us learn about her journey.Luckiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10747339234820634005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110335572470669971.post-41761601683613085552013-11-07T06:16:37.733-08:002013-11-07T06:16:37.733-08:00"The Imitation of Life"scenes with Sarah..."The Imitation of Life"scenes with Sarah Jane passing at her job, was a reality of life for a lot of people. As my grandfather went in between both worlds also. But as DNA testing is being very common, the one drop rule is no longer the rule for the European DNA folks who have that one drop or mor of Sub-Saharan ancestry. As DNA and genealogy has proven we are all one people...just took different journeys.<br />StephaniAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110335572470669971.post-28336572261576707392013-11-06T19:53:51.783-08:002013-11-06T19:53:51.783-08:00Thank you. I would like to think that she would. S...Thank you. I would like to think that she would. She never said how people found out, I suspect that within the small neighborhood where she lived, word got around to her employer.Denise Muhammadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04029531203426898401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8110335572470669971.post-14817115949040637082013-11-06T16:21:56.958-08:002013-11-06T16:21:56.958-08:00I think your grandmother would be very pleased at ...I think your grandmother would be very pleased at the way you have shared her story. I wonder how the employers discovered she was black, her husband and children, where she lived?LindaRehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968656842601664293noreply@blogger.com