Boxwood Manor Slave House
Tennessee; African Americans--Appalachian Region; African Americans--Southern States; African American heritage; Slavery; Slavery--America--History
A photo of the Boxwood Manor Slave House taken on May 24, 2008.
Creator Unknown
Greeneville Greene County History Museum
Black in Appalachia
November 5, 2019
This item was sourced from the Greeneville Greene County History Museum in Greeneville, Tennessee, greenevillegreenecountyhistorymuseum.com. This item can be used for private reflection and research, and not for commercial purposes. Any additional questions about usage should be directed to Betty L. Fletcher, Director or Angela Campbell, Board Member. Museum phone: 423-636-1558.
The items in the Greeneville Greene County History Museum Collection represent only a portion of the museum’s resources concerning African American history. To learn more, please visit the museum.
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2008; United States--Tennessee--Greeneville
The Old Slave-Mart
Tennessee; African Americans--Appalachian Region; African Americans--Southern States; African American heritage; African American youth; African American students; African Americans--Education; African Americans--Education--Southern States; African Americans -- Education (Higher) --Southern States. African American universities and colleges -- Southern States
Ralph D. Minard writes about a prominent building of Morristown College that had once served as a slave-mart.
Ralph D. Minard
JoVita Wells
Black in Appalachia
August 22. 2019
Items can be used for private reflection and research, and not for commercial purposes.
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United States--Tennessee--Morristown
Slaves of Daniel Stover
Tennessee; African Americans--Appalachian Region; African Americans--Southern States; African American men; African American families
Slaves of Daniel Stover (on Marriott paper); Family genealogy; Burials and dates.
Tunikia Shaeffer
Tunikia Shaeffer
Black in Appalachia
Items can be used for private reflection and research, and not for commercial purposes.
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United States--Tennessee--Elizabethton
Life and family of Jerome Pierce 2007
Tennessee; African Americans--Appalachian Region; African Americans--Southern States; African American men; African American families
A detailed, biographical account of the life and family of Jerome Pierce, spanning from slavery to the Civil War to the current descendants in the 21st century. Includes photographs, maps, and deeds to land purchases
Ray Willis
Ray Willis
Black in Appalachia
January 2019
This item can be used for private reflection and research, and not for commercial purposes.
2007; United States--Tennessee--Kingsport
Benjamin Hamilton
African Americans--Appalachian Region; Slavery, abolition, and emancipation; African American men; African American women; Tennessee
A photograph of Mr. Theodore Dixon, Ben Hamilton, Greene Hamilton, and Mary Susong Hamilton. An accompanying label describes the life of Benjamin Hamilton. Part of a work exhibit at the Greene County History Museum.
Creator Unknown
Greene County History Museum
Black in Appalachia
2018-12
This item was sourced from the Greeneville Greene County History Museum in Greeneville, Tennessee, greenevillegreenecountyhistorymuseum.com. This item can be used for private reflection and research, and not for commercial purposes. Any additional questions about usage should be directed to Betty L. Fletcher, Director or Angela Campbell, Board Member. Museum phone: 423-636-1558.
The items in the Greeneville Greene County History Museum Collection represent only a portion of the museum’s resources concerning African American history. To learn more, please visit the museum.
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United States--Tennessee--Greeneville
Andrew Johnson and His Slaves
African Americans--Appalachian Region; Slavery--America--History; Slaveholders--United States; Slavery, abolition, and emancipation; Tennessee
A display with photos and information concerning Andrew Johnson's slaves and their descendants. Also includes multiple photographs and accompanying labels concerning slave quarters in Greeneville. Part of an exhibit at the Greene County History Museum.
National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, National Society of the D.A.R., and others.
Greene County History Museum
Black in Appalachia
2018-12
This item was sourced from the Greeneville Greene County History Museum in Greeneville, Tennessee, greenevillegreenecountyhistorymuseum.com. This item can be used for private reflection and research, and not for commercial purposes. Any additional questions about usage should be directed to Betty L. Fletcher, Director or Angela Campbell, Board Member. Museum phone: 423-636-1558.
The items in the Greeneville Greene County History Museum Collection represent only a portion of the museum’s resources concerning African American history. To learn more, please visit the museum.
United States--Tennessee--Greeneville
Negro Experience in Greene County Newspaper Series
African Americans--Appalachian Region
Civic Groups--Negro Women's Civic Club
Newspapers--Greeneville Sun
Occupations
Schools--George Clem School
Slavery--Emancipation
Tennessee--Greeneville
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 including slavery, education, and the Negro Women's Civic Club.
The Greeneville Sun
T. Elmer Cox Genealogical and Historical Library
Black in Appalachia
2018-12
This item was sourced from the T. Elmer Cox History and Genealogy Library in Greeneville, Tennessee. This item can be used for private reflection and research, and not for commercial purposes. Any additional questions about usage should be directed to the T. Elmer Cox History and Genealogy Library, www.telmercoxlibrary.org.
Questions about the use of this Greeneville Sun article should be directed to Brian Cutshall at The Greeneville Sun: brian.cutshall@greenevillesun.com, 423-359-3109.
1969; United States--Tennessee--Greene County
Want Ads for Lost Relatives 1865-1867
African Americans--Appalachian Region
Newspapers--Colored Tennessean, 1865-1867
U.S. History--Reconstruction, 1865-1877
U.S. History--Slavery
Tennessee
Abstracts of geneological information taken from wanted ads for lost relatives between 1865-1867, published in "The Colored Tennessean" of Davidson County, Tennessee.
The Tennessean
T. Elmer Cox Genealogical and Historical Library
Black in Appalachia
2018-12
This item was sourced from the T. Elmer Cox History and Genealogy Library in Greeneville, Tennessee. This item can be used for private reflection and research, and not for commercial purposes. Any additional questions about usage should be directed to the T. Elmer Cox History and Genealogy Library, www.telmercoxlibrary.org.
1865-1867; United States--Tennessee--Davidson County
Early Emancipation Movement in Tennessee: A Copy of Notes
African Americans--Appalachian Region
Schools--Tusculum College
Slavery--Abolition
Slavery--Emancipation
Tennessee
A collection of letters and notes concerning the emancipation movement in Tennessee.
Creator Unknown
Tusculum College
Black in Appalachia
2018-12
This item can be used for private reflection and research, and not for commercial purposes.
1946-09-18; United States--Tennessee--Johnson City