Linked Through Slavery–The Last Furman Slave Owner

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Felicia Furman — 51 Comments

This is the final post in my series of three on the connection of my father’s family to slavery —a 110-year legacy— and my search for African American descendants whose ancestors toiled on my family’s plantations in South Carolina. This…

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Linked Through Slavery–The Last Furman Slave Owner