Meet Bernice/Great-Granddaughter of Slaves/Obama Voter..

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She is 83 years young and lives in a rural area of Walker County Georgia. I met Miss Bernice last week while phone banking for Obama, she had not voted in years and was not sure if she was still eligible.
I contacted her local elections board and was delighted to find out she indeed was still on the rolls.
She was so excited when I called her back the next day and told her not only could she vote but hubby and I would be honored to drive her to the polls.
Hubby (duer lame54) and I left early Tuesday morning to drive the eighty miles to Bernice's home. We arrived around 9 a.m.
Bernice gave us a tour of her home and a short family history and than we were off to the polls (her local Fire Station).
This was the first time she had voted electronically but had no trouble finding Obama and casting her vote (she did vote D for the rest of the ticket).
She was such a delight that we decided we wanted to spend a little more time with her and drove to town for lunch.
The area where she lives is rich in history and Bernice turned our drive into a history lesson.
She pointed out the home that her great-grandmother had lived as a slave and the plot of land that was given to her great-grandfather after slavery was abolished.
She had a story for just about every "farm" we passed on our way to Fort Oglethorpe.
Bernice told us more family history during lunch about her grandmother who raised her and was the local mid-wife(who delivered or assisted most of the local births in the late 1800's and early 1900's).
On the drive back to her home we took a different route and were given another history lesson.
After arriving at her home we took some pictures, the last one was of the irons used by her great-grandmother.
We exchanged hugs and goodbyes, than Bernice made us a gift of her glass coffee pot.
This was a very memorable and rewarding day. We are now looking forward to our next visit with Miss Bernice.