Negroes Can Swim isn’t a book — it’s testimony.
Charlie’s.
Eugene’s.
Ned’s.
Eliza’s.
Annie’s.
Mine.

Looking for representation to finally tell the world about the man they tried to erase.

#CivilRights #BlackHistory #BlackExcellence #NavalHistory #NegroesCanSwim

My grandad’s grandmother was born enslaved.
She lived long enough to hold her free grandchildren.
Those hands guided my father’s.
My father’s hands held mine.
Now I hold my daughter’s.
They told us our history was gone.
It’s not gone.
It’s in our hands.
#NegroesCanSwim #AncestralMemory #BlackHistory

My daughter’s hands hold mine.
Mine once held my father’s.
His were guided by Eugene.
Eugene’s by Eliza — born enslaved, lived to see her family free.

Freedom travels palm to palm, heartbeat to heartbeat.

#NegroesCanSwim #BlackHistory #FamilyLegacy #AncestralMemory

“They gave him the kitchen and tried to starve his future. He turned that apron into armor.”
#BlackHistory #CivilRights #NavalHistory #BlackExcellence #NegroesCanSwim