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Abstracts of geneological information taken from wanted ads for lost relatives between 1865-1867, published in "The Colored Tennessean" of Davidson County, Tennessee.

Two photographs of Dora Johnson McGee and Vannie Crum with Margaret Patterson, with a scan of an envelope included.

A Greeneville Sun article about Uncle Lee Rutledge, a mail carrier in Greeneville from 1890 to 1908. Portions of the article are hard to decipher due to quality issues.

A Greeneville Sun article about the events and schedule of the District Conference for the Johnson City District of the East Tennessee-Virginia Conference.

A Knoxville News Sentinel article about the origins and history of the 8th of August, or Freedom Day

Eight pages about rural church cemeteries and community cemeteries. In addition, two pages about Dora Johnson McGhee and Thomas and Minerva Clem.

A news article about a NAACP Banquet designed to Honor Rev. C.C. Mills and Miss Georgia M. Farnsworth. Rev. Neal Darby, Jr. is the guest speaker.

A letter to the editor of the Greeneville Sun by Mary Brownlow speaking to a need for more city-wide recognition of black history and the contributions of the Negro Women's Civic Club.

Part of a burying ground, graveyard, and cemetary locator for African American cemeteries in Greene County, Tennessee.

A special series of articles in the Greeneville Sun on African American history in Greene County, written by Jack Carson Jr. in 1969. The first article gives details on Carson's background and education. The other articles address a range of topics…