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Selected Essays in Black History: Po' Sandy
The Goophered Grapevine Dave's Neckliss Po' Sandy by Charles W. Chesnutt On the northeast corner of my vineyard in central North Carolina, and fronting on the Lumberton plank-road…Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: Chapter IV
Chapter IV Mr. Hopkins remained but a short time in the office of overseer. Why his career was so short, I do not know, but suppose he lacked the necessary severity to suit Colonel Lloyd. Mr.…William R. King
Name at birth: William Rufus de Vane KingWilliam Rufus de Vane King was elected as Franklin Pierce's vice president in 1852, but his real claim to fame, these days, is that he took the oath of office…Selected Essays in Black History<cite>by James B. Runnion</cite>
An Appeal to Congress for Impa... My Escape from Slavery The Negro Exodus by James B. Runnion A recent sojourn in the South for a few weeks, chiefly in Louisiana and Mississippi,…Robert MARION, Congress, SC (1766-1811)
MARION Robert , a Representative from South Carolina; born 1766 in Berkeley District, S.C.; pursued an academic course, and was graduated from the University of the State of Pennsylvania (now the…Andrew PRICE, Congress, LA (1854-1909)
PRICE Andrew , a Representative from Louisiana; born on Chatsworth plantation, near Franklin, St. Mary Parish, La., April 2, 1854; attended various private schools; was graduated from the law…Robert Whyte ROBERTS, Congress, MS (1784-1865)
ROBERTS Robert Whyte , a Representative from Mississippi; born in Kent County, Del., November 28, 1784; received a liberal education; studied law; was admitted to the bar; shortly after…Elizabeth Hawley GASQUE, Congress, SC (1886-1989)
GASQUE Elizabeth Hawley , a Representative from South Carolina; born Elizabeth Mills Hawley on February 26, 1886, near Blythewood, on Rice Creek Plantation, Richland County, S.C.; attended South…Daniel HUGER, Congress, SC (1742-1799)
HUGER Daniel , a Delegate and a Representative from South Carolina; born on Limerick plantation in St. John's parish, Berkeley County, S.C., February 20, 1742; educated at home and in the schools…Howell COBB, Congress, GA (1772-1818)
COBB Howell , a Representative from Georgia; born in Granville County, N.C., August 3, 1772; moved to Georgia and settled near Louisville, Jefferson County, where he engaged in agricultural…Trending
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