In Memory of Fountain Hughes…

I been reading a lot of post on social media to notice people getting into debates about preserving our history and the people who believe in our history to be raciest. It is true that in America there has been a lot of racism in our history so I decided to post a video clip of a man named Fountain Hughes who was a former slave and born in 1848 who lived to be 109 years so he was actually able to have his voice audio recorded. I decided to post a video of his audio recording on social media and I responded with this comment below.

“Since there is this big debate about preserving history in America I decide to make a post to respond to that.Okay, if people want to preserve history, I am fine with that. There was once a man named Fountain Hughes who was born in 1848 and passed away on July 4, 1957. He was a former slave and was able to live to be 109 years old and was able to have his voice recorded to talk about his experience. I want people to click the link below to help tell his story so we can help preserve our history. His name is Fountain Hughes and kids in our school system should take the time to learn about him and listen to the audio recording and hear in story. Rest in Peace Fountain Hughes.”

So since I believe that this man’s story should be told I am going to use the rest of this article to write a short biography about Fountain Hughes and provide a link below for you all to click so you can actually hear his story from an audio recording that was made before he died. I also would strongly encourage people to teach their children about Fountain Hughes and have them listen to the audio recording. I also would strongly encourage people to speak up their local state legislatures, education board members, and to the people who run the education system to encourage them to add Fountain Hughes name to the school curriculum because people need to hear his story from his point of view by listening to the audio recording.

So Now, Lets talk about The Life of Fountain Hughes. He was born in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1848 and was a slave for the beginning of his live. His grandfather was a slave to U.S. President Thomas Jefferson. He was freed in 1865 after The Civil War ended. He moved to Baltimore, Maryland in 1881 and worked as a manure hauler. On June 11, 1949 he was able to have his voice recorded by a man named Hermond Norwood. During the audio interview he gave some very smart financial advise about not going into debt. He also talked about his life as a slave during the audio interview. I also would highly encourage people to take the time to listen to the audio recording of Fountain Hughes because I strongly believe that his story needs to be heard. Thank You For Reading and God Bless… Rest in Peace Fountain Hughes

Here is a link below for you to click to listen to the audio recording of Fountain Hughes from The Library of Congress website.
Please Click Here To Liston To The Audio Recording of Fountain Hughes