Duke William Anderson, born in Lawrence County, Illinois (1812-1873) was a Baptist Minister, Church Founder, Educator, and Underground...

James Denson/Dunson was born a slave about 1825 in Russell County, Virginia. His last owner was Alex Preston of Abingdon Virginia. One...

According to an article written by Ruth Anderson Walker of the Northern Indiana Center for History for an unnamed newspaper May 7, 1995,...

Jesse Anderson , a free African American, owned a farm about 2 ½ miles southwest of Fort Allison erected near Russellville Lawrence...

Local people of color in Lawrence County were not isolated from the news of national events - helping explain the enlistments of over 30...

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...

Find a Grave has incorrectly named the African American Cemeteries in Lawrence County. They have listed two cemeteries with the name of...

Old newspaper articles are often filled with information that capture our attention. This particular article captured Larry Curry’s...

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...

African American families seldom learn any details of their slavery background including even the slave names themselves, but John King...