In an interview, the writer discusses slavers, an accused witch and the pull of her Texas roots.
Maud Newton delved into her troubled family history in "Ancestor Trouble: A Reckoning and a Reconciliation."Writer Maud Newton, who was born in Dallas and raised in Miami, has turned her fascination with her unconventional family into the nonfiction bookHer research took her from Puritan New England to the archives of. We caught up with her to talk about Texas roots, dealing with racist ancestors and what she learned about herself.
I was amazed to find this connection to a part of American history that had always seemed really remote, and for years I saw Mary as an uncomplicated hero. But over time, I began to understand that sometimes, maybe even often, a person who was persecuted goes on to persecute other people.
Talking about racism in our country’s history is especially controversial right now. What do you think is gained through these discussions? But I believe it’s especially important for those of us who come from this history to acknowledge it. The new laws forbidding historical discussions that make people uncomfortable have given this acknowledgement a new urgency, but also, I believe in the transformative power of personal stories. Angrily lecturing a resistant neighbor about the history of slavery is less likely to be effective than an open-hearted personal conversation.
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