from reddit /TIL: #TIL a family in Georgia claimed to have passed down a song in an unknown language from the time of their enslavement; scientists identified the song as a genuine West African funeral song in the Mende language that had survived multiple transmissions from mother to daughter over multiple centuries

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https://www.harrisnecklandtrust.org/amelia-s-song

Amelia's Song | Harris Neck Land Trust

The Language You Cry In is the award winning film that traces the connections between the Moran family and the people of Harris Neck with those of Senehun Ngola.

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@jentrification I love this fact, but the website is visually hard for me to read  (also first time I read this I thought it meant the other Georgia, and was confused)
@freja yeah the trust def built the website pre-responsive times and hadn't updated up