Lawrence Lore
Sep 173 min
Duke W Anderson
Duke William Anderson, born in Lawrence County, Illinois (1812-1873) was a Baptist Minister, Church Founder, Educator, and Underground...
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Lawrence Lore
Sep 162 min
It Never Happened in Our County. . Yes it Did!
James Denson/Dunson was born a slave about 1825 in Russell County, Virginia. His last owner was Alex Preston of Abingdon Virginia. One...
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Lawrence Lore
Sep 132 min
Ezekiel, Indian Boy
According to an article written by Ruth Anderson Walker of the Northern Indiana Center for History for an unnamed newspaper May 7, 1995,...
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Lawrence Lore
Sep 102 min
Son Witnesses Murders
Jesse Anderson , a free African American, owned a farm about 2 ½ miles southwest of Fort Allison erected near Russellville Lawrence...
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Lawrence Lore
Jul 193 min
The First AME Church in County
Local people of color in Lawrence County were not isolated from the news of national events - helping explain the enlistments of over 30...
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Lawrence Lore
Jul 52 min
Eli Cole
Elihu/Eli Cole an African American was born January 1, 1800, in Logan County Kentucky according to his obituary on the front page of the...
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Lawrence Lore
Jun 191 min
What's in a name?
Find a Grave has incorrectly named the African American Cemeteries in Lawrence County. They have listed two cemeteries with the name of...
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Lawrence Lore
Oct 6, 20232 min
Rest in Peace"
Old newspaper articles are often filled with information that capture our attention. This particular article captured Larry Curry’s...
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Lawrence Lore
Aug 30, 20233 min
Great Turnout for Program
Todd Carr spoke about the legend and lore of the Crenshaw Slave House Monday Night August 28, 2023 to a full house. The audience kept him...
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Lawrence Lore
Jun 7, 20233 min
FORMER SLAVES – ALEXANDER, BAZIL, CASTERIA, & FLORIEL RUSSELL
African American families seldom learn any details of their slavery background including even the slave names themselves, but John King...
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