"mary Bell" Whisper the Wind: Growing Up in the Deep South

"MARY BELL" WHISPER THE WIND

Mary Bell grew up in the deep south with a determination to overcome the world she was born in. Times were hard for the young negro girl, but her spirit soar like the wind to bring her up from hardship. Marriage at an early age was hard, but still she built a family. She was still a child but took on a woman's task to live her life her way and to bring her family to the fullness that they could be. Her roots run deep from the slavery of her ancestor working and living on the plantation to owning the land that her ancestors once worked on. Her grandfather would come to own a part of that land and to divide it amongst his children. Tracing her family back from slavery by remembering the sacrifices they made for their future generation will help you understand the people of hardship. She chose one child to past on the history of their family through stories so all their family could trace their history.