We Are Five: The Five Generations of Wanda Jean Lowery

Fascinating events told to a young girl by her father in the early 1900s. Her father told her, ＂Remember my words, and never forget what I have told you. I want you to pass these words on to your children’s children so they know our struggle, but more importantly, they need to know where they come from.＂ At that moment, history had been entrusted to his youngest daughter, Georgia, to ensure the words spoken by her father about the struggles of life, but most important, how they overcame, the struggles that would never be forgotten. The historical events that you are about to read will give you a deeper understanding of every generation to come. The memories of Georgia’s father and how his family endured the ongoing struggles that were nonstop and never-ending was an ongoing battle that hindered Black people, generation after generation and continued into the early 1900s, long after his death, Georgia’s father lived to see the end of slavery.

It was February, in the year thought to be about 1830, a child is born. The child is given the name Jenny Monroe. This beautiful little girl is born into a world of hate and abuse where there has been enslavement for over two hundred years. This child is given a mission, a mission that has to be accomplished. Jenny Monroe is sold to John Franklin’s plantation on February 12, 1833. The beginning of Jenny’s suffering, the abuse, and ongoing mental mistreatment by her new master, John Franklin. Jenny had been on the Franklin plantation for five years when she becomes pregnant by John Franklin at the age of fifteen. It wasn’t until later that Jenny meets a handsome young man, whose given name is Jim Franklin. Jim and Jenny are later allowed to marry, and eventually, their child is born. The birth of this child is the beginning of a historic future, a future for all generations to come. They too will also experience mental and physical abuse, hate, and mistreatment, but through it all, the strength of this family will conquer. The Franklins gain freedom and pose a desire to teach their children that all things are possible, through strong will, motivation, and determination. It is with these tools you will gain strength to conquer every one of your dreams and help every generation accomplish and obtain their dreams.

Do you believe in dreams? Do dreams really come true?