Chocolate City
Chocolate City

Author: Chris Myers Asch

Publisher: UNC Press Books

Published: 2017-10-17

Total Pages: 624

ISBN-13: 1469635879

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Monumental in scope and vividly detailed, Chocolate City tells the tumultuous, four-century story of race and democracy in our nation's capital. Emblematic of the ongoing tensions between America's expansive democratic promises and its enduring racial realities, Washington often has served as a national battleground for contentious issues, including slavery, segregation, civil rights, the drug war, and gentrification. But D.C. is more than just a seat of government, and authors Chris Myers Asch and George Derek Musgrove also highlight the city's rich history of local activism as Washingtonians of all races have struggled to make their voices heard in an undemocratic city where residents lack full political rights. Tracing D.C.'s massive transformations--from a sparsely inhabited plantation society into a diverse metropolis, from a center of the slave trade to the nation's first black-majority city, from "Chocolate City" to "Latte City--Asch and Musgrove offer an engaging narrative peppered with unforgettable characters, a history of deep racial division but also one of hope, resilience, and interracial cooperation.

History of Macoupin County, Illinois
History of Macoupin County, Illinois

Author: Charles a 1826-1918 Walker

Publisher: Sagwan Press

Published: 2018-02-07

Total Pages: 542

ISBN-13: 9781376935172

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The DesLoges Family
The DesLoges Family

Author: Joseph E. Steadman

Publisher:

Published: 2013-10-01

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 9780788454455

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"The main purpose of this book is to show the origin of the DesLoges-Deloache family and, by a series of sketches, to show the direct line of descent of the Reverend Zebulon DeLoache and his children from the first known ancestor. Data on collateral lines generally has been omitted with the thought that full information can or will be included in family records compiled by descendants in those lines." Sketches are included for: Michael DesLoges, the immigrant to Virginia; William DeLoach; William DeLoach, Jr.; Thomas DeLoach; Michael Allison DeLoache; Samuel DeLoache; Thomas DeLoache, Jr.; Allison DeLoache; Zebulon DeLoache; and James Nathaniel DeLoache. Vintage photographs enhance the text.

Smyth County, Virginia History and Traditions
Smyth County, Virginia History and Traditions

Author: Goodridge Wilson

Publisher:

Published: 2019-01-02

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 9780788409295

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This work begins in the 1700s, prior to the county's establishment, and records interesting incidents and major historic events of the day, as well as the names and character of many early settlers. There are also rare documents such as Colonel John Buchanan's journal, William Campbell's letter to his wife, and the Tory warning to Campbell. The history then describes the first permanent settlement, and the tumultuous times of Dunmore's War and the American Revolution. Genealogical data and family history are woven into the narrative throughout the volume. This is a complete and relatively modern history, which includes aerial view photographs. Chapters include: Head of Holston Surveys, Col. John Buchanan's Journal, Permanent Settlement, Dunmore's War, The Revolution, County Organization, Political Notations, Churches, Schools, Newspapers, Industries, Banks, Transportation, The War between the States, Negroes of Smyth, World War, Southwestern State Hospital, Towns, Benjamin Franklin Buchanan, Villages and Communities, and Laurel Farm. The original index is retained and lists nearly any name or subject you will want to find.