Great-grandma Lavinia Birdsong Lowry

Juneteenth: Great-grandma Lavinia’s day to tell stories, weep, and raise a fist

As Mama told me of our enslaved ancestors, she also made some predictions, and I imagine she is raising a fist now

Dartinia Hull
3 min readJun 19, 2020

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Every year for Juneteenth, Great-Grandma Lavinia would tell me the same stories.

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Dartinia Hull

Unapologetically Black. THAT mom. I probably need a nap. Played clarinet in band. I put words on pages. Love avocado. Strangers tell me their secrets.