This post is the first of three pieces on 1) how I discovered slavery in my heritage, specifically focusing on a woman named Amanda owned by my ancestor Thomas Jackson and his second wife Courtney Robertson; 2) what more that official…
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Part I: Facing Slavery and Finding Amanda
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Posted in Finding documents & doing research, History & culture: people, places & events, Linked Descendants
Posted in Finding documents & doing research, History & culture: people, places & events, Linked Descendants
