This post has spawned a wonderful stream of open dialogue on my Our Georgia Roots blog today {PLEASE read the insightful comments!}. Here's hoping the coversation can continue...Luckie.**************Recently I realized that over the years, my personal prejudice in regards to the Civil War has prevented me from learning about the war & the significant involvement of enslaved & free, African-American men.I confess, since middle school, every time I’d see or hear ANYTHING about the Civil War, I’d s
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Have set up a website with information relating to the 1790 Census: Slave Holders, Other Free Persons and Slaves.The 1790 census consists of Connecticut, Maine (part of Massachusetts in 1790), Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Vermont.Right now the site is for the state of New Hampshire and lists Slave Holders, Other Free Persons (OFPs) and Slaves listed in that census.All counties in the State of New Hampshire have
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Whenever I introduce myself for Genealogical purposes, I always say "I am Luckie Daniels, a descendant of emancipated slaves from Washington-Wilkes Georgia".It’s not spoken with any inkling of shame {to the contrary, great pride!}, nor is it intended to spur guilt. It is just who I am.While I am not defined by Slavery, I would be remiss to ignore the impacts of the Chattel System upon myself personally, my Family and African-American Culture, as a whole.Recently {for the record - not within this
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