The presidential announcement of the National Garden of American Heroes brought to mind my own maternal great-great grandfather, Ananias Jackson, whom is officially honored in Washington, D.C. and by whom we became members of the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War (DUVCW).

The African American Civil War Memorial Museum honors the heroic roles of 209,145 U.S. Colored Troops (USCT) who helped end slavery and kept America united under one flag.

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ABOUT ANANIAS JACKSON

Private, Co. B, 17th Regt. United States Colored Troops
Enlisted: Dec 1863 at Nashville, TN
Mustered out: April 1866 in Nashville, TN
Honorable Discharge

God bestowed Black matriarchs with notoriously unmatched culinary brilliance and a profound capacity for emotional warmth and comfort for a specific purpose: to stand as the exact divine countermeasure to a decidedly hateful society.

To feel our matriarchs’ comfort is to know the literal embrace and sympathy of God.

The world is tangibly evil—like clockwork—and always will be, but our matriarchs cultivate an internal kingdom of acceptance and peace at home, anchoring us in the unconditional love and dignity that every human deserves.

Stephanie Mills’ singing conveys exactly how we collectively feel about our matriarchs. They are the polar opposite of what the world is and does to us.

They ARE pumpkin spice season—24/7/365

Their love stays with us wherever we, or they, go. 🕊️