She Saved Thousands Of Black Infants With Her Anointing
Black History Year
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🗓️ 28 May 2025
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Sweat drenched her face. She was having a baby at home and there was only a five-year-old girl to help her. While she writhed in pain, the girl held her hand and got to work – somehow this child knew EXACTLY what to do!
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| 0:26.0 | Sweat drenched her face. |
| 0:28.2 | She was having a baby at home and there was only a five-year-old girl to help her. |
| 0:33.4 | While she rived in pain, the girl held her hand and got to work. |
| 0:42.3 | Somehow, this child knew exactly what to do. This is Two-Minute Black History, What You Didn't Learn in School. |
| 0:53.3 | The adults stood chatting while the little girl sat quietly outside. The midwife was amazed. |
| 1:00.9 | Margaret Charles may have only been five years old, but she had done something unbelievable. |
| 1:07.5 | She delivered, or caught, a baby without the help of any adults. |
| 1:14.4 | By the time the midwife arrived to help the mother, the baby had been born and the mother was resting peacefully. |
| 1:21.6 | One thing was certain. This five-year-old girl had an an anointing. |
| 1:27.0 | But that's just the beginning of the story of this fascinating rural Alabama woman. |
| 1:39.8 | Charles went on to become one of the most amazing black midwives in history. During her tenure, |
| 1:46.0 | she delivered over 3,500 babies and none of the mothers died. There was only one reason |
| 1:54.0 | she stopped helping black mothers. Midwifery became illegal. Delivering babies became dominated by white male doctors. |
| 2:04.7 | Countless black women and infants died as a result of this change. |
| 2:10.0 | Today, midwifery is gaining acceptance once again, but black mothers still die far too often and much more than any other race. |
| 2:20.3 | Why? Because of the disparities black women face from a white medical system. |
| 2:27.3 | Charles' ability to save lives is part of our rich tradition of caring for one another through the field of midwifery, |
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