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    Edward Ball

    Edward Ball discusses his book "Slaves in the Family". This book is his reconciliation attempt for the unjust way his family treated the slaves on the Ball plantation. Information was sought out through interviews with the descendants of slaves on the Ball family plantation.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Sarah Spitz • Apr 21, 1998 • 1 min read

    Edward Ball discusses his book "Slaves in the Family". This book is his reconciliation attempt for the unjust way his family treated the slaves on the Ball plantation. Information was sought out through interviews with the descendants of slaves on the Ball family plantation.

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      Sarah Spitz

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      Culture