The insignia of the Society of the First African Families of English America is a very important symbol to honor our ancestors and their contributions to the founding of our nation and should be displayed with honor and pride. The insignia is an oval shape with a center designed representative slave ship sailing the turbulent ocean waters as part of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. It is surrounded by seven tobacco leaves on the left and six cotton leaves to the right representing the cash crops that required the enslavement of our ancestors and their free labor from 1619 to 1865, and the thirteen colonies in which they lived. The gold medal color is to recognize the humble circumstances in which our ancestors began, and the great wealth generated from their forced labor. The color blue is to honor the royal bloodlines of our captured ancestors and their descendants who live today. The mighty eagle protects and clutches our insignia that represents strength, divinity, liberty, and democracy as sought by our ancestors. The bright North star shines above the turbulent waters as our ancestors preserved for freedom. The North star is not seen below the equator and only appears once each ship passes the equator, and for many there was the bright light at night that guided the enslaved who journeyed North to freedom. The bright North Star also shines on their descendants who have researched, documented and honor their ancestors contributions and for the many generations to come. The insignia and description was designed and written by founder Ric Murphy. |
