Priscilla's Legacy (NR)
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In 1756, a ten year old girl was kidnapped in Sierra Leone. As cargo on an America slave ship, she endured a treacherous, 10 week, voyage across the Atlantic to Charleston. Elias Ball, the owner of Comingtee Plantation, purchased the child. She worked the rice fields at Comingtee for the next 55 years.
This brave little girl was given an English name - Priscilla.
Today, Thomalind Martin Polite - Priscilla's 7th generation granddaughter - is ready to tell her story. Knowing Priscilla has changed her life. Thomalind has journeyed to her ancestral homeland where she was welcomed and thanked for bringing the spirit of the lost child home. She and her family are Priscilla's Legacy.
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In 1756, a ten year old girl was kidnapped in Sierra Leone. As cargo on an America slave ship, she endured a treacherous, 10 week, voyage across the Atlantic to Charleston. Elias Ball, the owner of Comingtee Plantation, purchased the child. She worked the rice fields at Comingtee for the next 55 years.
This brave little girl was given an English name - Priscilla.
Today, Thomalind Martin Polite - Priscilla's 7th generation granddaughter - is ready to tell her story. Knowing Priscilla has changed her life. Thomalind has journeyed to her ancestral homeland where she was welcomed and thanked for bringing the spirit of the lost child home. She and her family are Priscilla's Legacy.
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