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Slave Narrative of Sarah Ross

Leave a Comment / Black Genealogy, Florida, Mississippi / 2 minutes of reading

Last Updated on June 20, 2012 by Interviewer: Alfred Farrell Person Interviewed: Sarah Ross Location: Live Oak, Florida Born in Benton County, Mississippi nearly eighty years ago, Sarah is the daughter of Harriet Elmore and William Donaldson, her white owner. Donaldson was a very cruel man and frequently beat Sarah’s mother because she would not […]

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North America Indian Names of Places in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and Louisiana

3 Comments / Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Native American, Tennessee, Virginia / 24 minutes of reading

Last Updated on June 7, 2014 by Dennis The Indians all over this continent had names, traditions, religions, ceremonies, feasts, prayers, songs, dances all, more or less, with symbolism and allegory, adapted to circumstances, just as all other races of mankind. But the world has become so familiar with the continued and ridiculous publications in

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