Up from Slavery, Chapter 2, Boyhood Days, Booker T. Washington, I recall that I had an intense longing to learn to …
Category: Anecdotes – Oral Tradition
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Up from Slavery, Chapter 1, A slave among slaves, Booker T. Washington, I was born a slave on a plantation in Franklin County, Virginia 1858 or 1859, My life had its beginning in the midst of the most miserable, desolate, and discouraging surroundings
Up from Slavery, Chapter 1, A slave among slaves, Booker T. Washington, I was born a slave on a plantation in …
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Booker T. Washington early life & education, Born into slavery in Virginia, Got up nearly every morning at 4 AM to practice and study, Walked 500 miles to Hampton Normal Agricultural Institute, Janitor until scholarship
Booker T. Washington early life & education, Born into slavery in Virginia, Got up nearly every morning at 4 AM …
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Farewell Mom as you wished from Yum Yum, Jacquelyn Dabbs’ request in lieu of sad funeral, Aydelette family run business of hot dogs and ice cream, Mom and best friend Patricia celebrated birthdays there for some 40 years
Farewell Mom as you wished from Yum Yum, Jacquelyn Dabbs’ request in lieu of sad funeral, Aydelette family run business …
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Martin Luther King, Jr. early years, Born Michael January 15, 1929, Auburn Avenue Atlanta, GA, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Crime was at a minimum and most of our neighbors were deeply religious
Martin Luther King, Jr. early years, Born Michael January 15, 1929, Auburn Avenue Atlanta, GA, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Crime was …
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Ruth Adkins Edwards real-life Rosie the Riveter, Married Jim Bataan Death March survivor, Spent eight months in Greenbrier Hospital, She taught high school and college, Took Japanese exchange student into their home
Ruth Adkins Edwards real-life Rosie the Riveter, Married Jim Bataan Death March survivor, Spent eight months in Greenbrier Hospital, She …
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Zachariah Wells hanged in 1781 by Col Benjamin Cleveland in Wilkes County NC, Wells was neighbor and suspected Tory, Zachariah Wells may have been adopted as infant on parents’ death
Zachariah Wells hanged in 1781 by Col Benjamin Cleveland in Wilkes County NC, Wells was neighbor and suspected Tory, Zachariah …
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Queen Family Appalachian tradition & back porch music UNC TV, Cleansed my soul of worries, Joy of hearing good people play old tunes, Claw hammer banjo fiddle and guitar
Queen Family Appalachian tradition & back porch music UNC TV, Cleansed my soul of worries, Joy of hearing good people …
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My dad Ernest Wells a good man descended from good people, Grew up near Kings Mountain Battleground, Later settled near Guilford Courthouse Battleground, Ancestors were Quakers
My dad Ernest Wells a good man descended from good people, Grew up near Kings Mountain Battleground, Later settled near …
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Starbucks name, Rest of story, More than Moby Dick, Starbuck name found in Nantucket and Guilford County NC, From England and Norse Viking pre 9th Century origin
Starbucks name, Rest of story, More than Moby Dick, Starbuck name found in Nantucket and Guilford County NC, From England …