Genealogists are very familiar with the importance of newspapers in their search of family history. They have often been described as the “diaries” of a...
Read moreBlack families used south Bibb County cemetery beyond slavery era, DOT finds
It’s perhaps a little ironic that history is coming alive at a graveyard. In south Bibb County near the Middle Georgia Regional Airport, archaeologists have been...
Read moreSome Americans Directly Confronting Legacy of Slavery
Woodstock, Virginia, resident Phoebe Kilby suspected there was a connection between her white family and the black Kilbys who lived in nearby Front Royal. After...
Read moreOld Ned’s Cabin A Reminder Of Former Slave
During pre-Civil War years, there were several slaves on the more prosperous farms in the beautiful Holston Valley near Bristol. Here and there are reminders of that...
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