Taliaferro Family History, 1635-1899

Taliaferro Family History, 1635-1899

Author: James T. Taliaferro

Publisher:

Published: 1900

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13:

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Robert Taliaferro (ca. 1635-ca. 1700) recieved grants of land beginning beginning in 1655 in Gloucester County, Virginia. His great grandson, Francis Taliaferro, of Epsom, Spotsylvania, married Elizabeth Hay in 1730. They had eight children, 1731-1745. He died in 1757. Descendants listed lived in Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and elsewhere. Record chiefly listed names only, giving some dates and locality names.


Early Settlers of Alabama

Early Settlers of Alabama

Author: James Edmonds Saunders

Publisher:

Published: 1899

Total Pages: 590

ISBN-13:

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Early Settlers of Alabama by Elizabeth Saunders Blair Stubbs, first published in 1899, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.


Race and Football in America

Race and Football in America

Author: Dawn Knight

Publisher: Red Lightning Books

Published: 2019-07-01

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 1684350689

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The “beautifully written” biography of the first African American player to be drafted by the NFL, “a must read for any sports fan” (Warren Rogan, host of the podcast Sports’ Forgotten Heroes). As the first African American to play quarterback, George Taliaferro was a trailblazer whose athletic prowess earned him accolades throughout his football career. Instrumental in leading Indiana University to an undefeated season and undisputed Big Ten championship in 1945, Taliaferro was a star when many major universities had no black players on their rosters and others were stacking black players behind white starters. George Taliaferro would later rack up impressive statistics while playing professionally for the New York Yanks, Dallas Texans, Baltimore Colts, and Philadelphia Eagles. His athletic prowess did little to prevent him from facing segregation and discrimination on a daily basis, but his popularity as an athlete also gave him a platform. Playing professionally gave Taliaferro more opportunity to use football to fight oppression and to interact with other important trailblazers, like Joe Louis, Nat King Cole, Muhammad Ali, and Congressman John Lewis. Race and Football in America tells Taliaferro’s story and profiles the experiences of other athletes of color who were recognized for their athleticism yet oppressed for their skin color, as they fought (and continue to fight) for equal rights and opportunities. Together these stories provide an insightful portrait of race in America. “A portrait of a young man who overcame the obstacles of racism, the military draft, and the death of his father. His vehicle for climbing over obstacles was athletic prowess and inner strength.” —Jim Baumgartner, College Football Hall of Fame


Taliaferro

Taliaferro

Author: Dawn K. Knight

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 179

ISBN-13: 9780253219312

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"In 2003 I became the first African American head coach of the Indianapolis Colts-fifty years after George had become the Colt's first African American quarterback. Every African American in the NFL today owes a debt of gratitude to George, and I am thrilled that his story is now finally being told." Book jacket.