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“I had thought of my Ancestors as ancient, with a history of torment etched on their weathered faces. But these were children, ranging in age from five harvests to fifteen, with gleaming faces and vigorous frames. I didn’t understand their youth. I understood only that they had been in the world before I came to it, and that they now belonged to some other place.” — Jabari Asim
I had thought of my Ancestors as ancient, with a history of torment etched on their weathered faces. But these were children, ranging in age from five harvests to fifteen, with gleaming faces and vigorous frames. I didn’t understand their youth. I understood only that they had been in the world before I came to it, and that they now belonged to some other place.