Slave Narratives of a Different Sort
Posted in African American, Archiving & Preservation, Genealogy, Surname Johnson, Surname Kincannon on June 12th, 2010 3 Comments »
A hastily arranged research trip, barely planned, in fact. It could have had a disappointing outcome. However, I struck genealogy gold! A collection of court depositions by acquaintances and relatives of my ancestors, sharing details of their lives during slavery in order to prove their relationships. Here is the story of that discovery…