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"A Renowned Slave In The Early Life Of Florence", William Lindsey Mcdonald
"A Renowned Slave In The Early Life Of Florence", William Lindsey Mcdonald
Research Articles
Dred Scott, the plaintiff in Dred Scott v. Sanford, was a confirmed resident of Florence, Alabama in the 1820s-1830s. The article gives an overview of Dred Scott's life, including his time in Lauderdale County.
"State's First Black Church Was Started By Lightfoot", William Lindsey Mcdonald
"State's First Black Church Was Started By Lightfoot", William Lindsey Mcdonald
Research Articles
TimesDaily article by William Lindsey McDonald about the establishment of the first African American Church in Alabama, Church Spring and eventually the Greater Saint Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church, by the Reverend Robin Lightfoot in 1837.
"Stories About Black Heritage In Florence", William Lindsey Mcdonald
"Stories About Black Heritage In Florence", William Lindsey Mcdonald
Writings
Annotated speech outline about African American heritage in Florence, Alabama. The speech includes an overview of African Americans in Florence and Muscle Shoals and a discussion of notable stories and figures, such as "Tom Brannon and the Capture of John A. Murrell" (winter 1834), Randall Campbell, Dred Scott, Edmund Patton, Sam Patton, and Parson Dick. The document also contains xerox portraits of the notable individuals mentioned.
"Unsung Americans Sung" List Of Songs, W. C. Handy
"Unsung Americans Sung" List Of Songs, W. C. Handy
Documents
List of songs in Unsung Americans Sung, a volume of African American music edited by W.C. Handy. The volume's thirty-eight songs range from ballads about specific historical figures, such as Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington, to arrangement of poems like Langston Hughes' "The Negro Speaks of Rivers."
Iii.F.2 Safety And Security, Kimberly Rostan, Bria Harper, Jim Neighbors
Iii.F.2 Safety And Security, Kimberly Rostan, Bria Harper, Jim Neighbors
Crafting Democratic Futures
The document details the persistent and systemic violence against Black people in Spartanburg County from the end of the Civil War through the Civil Rights era, highlighting the role of groups like the Ku Klux Klan and Red Shirts in enforcing white supremacy through terror, intimidation, and murder. It emphasizes that this continuous threat of violence created lasting psychological trauma and served as a major barrier to economic and social progress for Black communities.