{"id":747,"date":"2023-08-17T08:02:53","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T08:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demosites.royal-elementor-addons.com\/nature-v2\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2025-05-20T10:09:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T14:09:48","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/celebratemyroots.com\/johnson\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"747\" class=\"elementor elementor-747\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1cf472d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"1cf472d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d339750\" data-id=\"d339750\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33ed139 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33ed139\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Family<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-39d6be1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"39d6be1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7630a78\" data-id=\"7630a78\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a7ca18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a7ca18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"62\">Our Legacy: A Story of Strength, Perseverance, and 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class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/celebratemyroots.com\/johnson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cover-website.jpg);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-play\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play Video\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-play\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M838 162C746 71 633 25 500 25 371 25 258 71 163 162 71 254 25 367 25 500 25 633 71 746 163 837 254 929 367 979 500 979 633 979 746 933 838 837 929 746 975 633 975 500 975 367 929 254 838 162M808 192C892 279 933 379 933 500 933 621 892 725 808 808 725 892 621 938 500 938 379 938 279 896 196 808 113 725 67 621 67 500 67 379 108 279 196 192 279 108 383 62 500 62 621 62 721 108 808 192M438 392V642L642 517 438 392Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4b8a63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4b8a63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"66\" data-end=\"477\">Our family\u2019s journey is one of resilience, ingenuity, and unwavering determination. Spanning over <strong data-start=\"164\" data-end=\"185\">seven generations<\/strong> and dating back to the 1800s, our history is a testament to the power of perseverance in the face of unimaginable hardship. From the strength of our ancestors who endured slavery to the remarkable achievements of their descendants today, we are living proof of their courage and sacrifice.<\/p><p data-start=\"479\" data-end=\"590\">They fought for freedom. They built communities. They dreamed of a better future. <strong data-start=\"561\" data-end=\"588\">And we are that future.<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"592\" data-end=\"868\">Today, we stand on the shoulders of those who came before us\u2014leaders, innovators, and trailblazers who refused to be defined by their circumstances. Their spirit lives on in us, inspiring us to reach higher, push further, and honor their legacy with our own accomplishments.<\/p><p data-start=\"870\" data-end=\"1075\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">As we celebrate our history, let us never forget where we came from and the sacrifices made so that we could thrive. This is more than a family story\u2014it\u2019s a legacy of triumph.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a18e78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a18e78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong data-start=\"1046\" data-end=\"1075\" data-is-last-node=\"\">And it continues with us.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Family Our Legacy: A Story of Strength, Perseverance, and Triumph https:\/\/youtu.be\/wjjnCt_6MfM Our family\u2019s journey is one of resilience, ingenuity, and unwavering determination. Spanning over seven generations and dating back to the 1800s, our history is a testament to the power of perseverance in the face of unimaginable hardship. From the strength of our ancestors who endured slavery to the remarkable achievements of their descendants today, we are living proof of their courage and sacrifice. They fought for freedom. They built communities. They dreamed of a better future. And we are that future. Today, we stand on the shoulders of those who came before us\u2014leaders, innovators, and trailblazers who refused to be defined by their circumstances. Their spirit lives on in us, inspiring us to reach higher, push further, and honor their legacy with our own accomplishments. As we celebrate our history, let us never forget where we came from and the sacrifices made so that we could thrive. This is more than a family story\u2014it\u2019s a legacy of triumph.\u00a0 And it continues with us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_canvas","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-747","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry","owp-thumbs-layout-horizontal","owp-btn-normal","owp-tabs-layout-horizontal","has-no-thumbnails","has-product-nav"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebratemyroots.com\/johnson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebratemyroots.com\/johnson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebratemyroots.com\/johnson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebratemyroots.com\/johnson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebratemyroots.com\/johnson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=747"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/celebratemyroots.com\/johnson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/747\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1304,"href":"https:\/\/celebratemyroots.com\/johnson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/747\/revisions\/1304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebratemyroots.com\/johnson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}