Legacy, Anthropologists often rely on it to help fill in the blanks but for some cultures legacy is not easily studied for example many people of African origin can only trace their families back five or six generations due to the transatlantic slave trade so when history gets less clear and we don't know what was how do future generations determine what their legacy should be that's when I learned the facts from my late TT Rosalie. May she rest in peace. And I began to crusade.
Becoming a culture curating crusader was not an easy journey. I initially received a lot of backlash. I was told I need to reduce my power so as to not scare others. That are afraid to embrace their power to lift up their voice and sing! For a while I allowed this to dampen my soul. After much prayer and petition. The creator helped me to realize. To reduce my strength is to dampen my soul's life purpose in this lifetime. If we as human beings don't start to stand up and fulfill our life purposes. we become victim to frivolous and caddy injustices. ultimately wasting all of the time that we spent here on this globe. Just to decease and have nothing to show for the time that we spent here alive and living well. Literally leaving behind no form of legacy, or worse leaving behind a distasteful legacy.
Queen Rosa Lee Kearney Horton fell asleep February 15, 2023, at 225 Loblolly ln. in Havelock, NC 28532.
She was born February 7th, 1930, in Robinsonville, NC to the late Carl Samuel and Annie Pough Cannon. She attended Pitt County Schools system. Her parents were slaves. Born on a plantation as a young child she worked in the fields, alongside her siblings. She and her late husband Jesse Kearney moved to North Harlowe, NC in 1964. She joined Piney Grove AME Zion Methodist Church and was a Faithful member of the seniors Choir. Rosa loved to sing; she would always be the first to be at choir rehearsal ready to sing. Rosa started working at Atlantic Veneer for 44 years and very seldomly missed a day and picked up many of her co-workers for many years. Rosa was a good mother and grandmother and did an amazing job raising all six children, 5 boys and one girl. It was always said that she was the disciplinary one, when it came to the children.
She is preceded in death by her late husband Cecil Horton of North Harlowe, and her son Colandus Kearney. She is survived by her children: David Earl Kearney Sr. (Edna) of North Harlowe, Jesse Kearney Jr (Catherine) of Havelock, Carl Henry Kearney (Julia) of North Harlowe, Joyce Kearney Harker of Havelock, Donnie Ray Kearney of Havelock; 16 grandchildren; a host of great grandchildren; nieces and nephews; her best friend Arnersey Frazier since 1964. Rosa was surrounded by much love from her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, her caregiver Amelia Jenkins and caseworker Ms. Victoria Moore, nieces and nephews.
My family realistically, is only 3 generations away from slavery. However, mentally and educationally just one generation from slavery.
Once upon a time, in the late 15th century. Maybe around 1526 to be exact. There were people who were taken from their homes and forced to work against their will. These people were known as slaves, and they were treated as property by those who enslaved them.
For African Americans, the effects of slavery have been long-lasting and deeply ingrained in their history and culture. Slavery stripped them of their basic human rights, dignity, and autonomy. It robbed them of their identities, their families, and their connection to their heritage.
Slavery also created a system of oppression that has continued to impact African Americans long after it was officially abolished. The legacy of slavery can be seen in the economic disparities, social injustices, and systemic racism that still plague the African American community today.
Despite the hardships and struggles they have faced, African Americans have shown incredible resilience and strength in the face of adversity. They have fought tirelessly for equality, justice, and freedom, and have made significant contributions to the cultural, political, and social fabric of the United States.
As we reflect on the impact of slavery on African Americans, it is important to acknowledge the resilience and strength of a community that has endured so much and yet continues to strive for a better future. The story of slavery is a reminder of the need to confront the injustices of the past in order to create a more equitable and just society for all.
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