I recently read an excellent article by Caroline Randall Williams, a published author from Nashville, Tennessee. The article, entitled You Want a Confederate Monument? My Body Is a Confederate Monument was originally published in the New York Times, June 26, 2020. Ms. Williams describes her heritage as one of mixed race, the result of white rape of black slaves. Although I’ve not examined her DNA reports, I’m quite sure she’s correct as rape of black slave women by white “masters” was certainly not unheard of, in fact was quite common. Perhaps not as common, but perhaps so, was the practice of consensual…
