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  1. Lands Key in Social Standing
    date March 2, 1893map CHARLES, Marylandtags African-Americans, Agriculture, Economy

    On March 2, 1893, the land would be handed down from the Jerdone and Coleman family to the Archer Williams. The deed needed to be witnessed, signed, and sealed. The land was 132 acres and all the boundaries were listed. Land was essential in social standing and those with land were of higher class than those who weren't even if they were of different races. Land not only provided social standing,...

  2. Silencing Lynching
    date August 17, 1895map BALTIMORE CITY, Marylandtags Government, Race-Relations

    In the turbulent South of the late 19th century, the act of lynching was a well-established institution. This degrading act of vigilante violence was initiated to control; mainly African-Americans in a predominantly white society. A response article was written to the African-American Ledger, a black operated newspaper in Baltimore, rebuking these despicable acts towards a fellow human being. A spark...

  3. The Wedding of Dolly Burge's Daughter
    date December 16, 1875map NEWTON, Georgiatags Women

    Dolly Burge recorded in her diary feelings about events that happened in her life and impacted her. Her daughter's departure for college completely devastated Burge. Since her husband had died, it meant that she was living without her family. When her daughter decided to get married, it devastated her even more. She wrote about how upset she was in her diary entries. Burge felt that she had provided...

  4. Testimonies at the Turlington Camp
    date August 7, 1881 to August 15, 1881map ACCOMACK, Virginiatags African-Americans, Arts/Leisure, Church/Religious-Activity, Migration/Transportation, Race-Relations, Women

    Wagons loaded with fried chicken, vegetables, figs, fruits, grapes, cantaloupes, and watermelon crept towards the sea of tents. People also packed carpets, mattresses, plates, bowls, bed linens, lamps, rocking chairs, and even clocks. The annual, week-long, Turlington camp meeting had finally arrived. The big bell tolled, beckoning everyone to the benches. It was quite a congregation: almost 8000 people...

  5. Marriage Roles and Rates
    date January 10, 1891map ACCOMACK, Virginiatags Church/Religious-Activity, Women

    Marriage was very prominent in 1890 in Accomack, Virginia, and the people sustained well their reputation as marrying people. There were 267 marriages in that year alone, the most occurring in December with 63 marriages. April was the most unpopular month taking only 11 marriages. In 1891 a girl married at the age of 13, which showed that the year 1891 was starting off at a fast pace and that marriage...

  6. National Locomotive Demand
    date September 22, 1897map HENRICO, Virginiatags Agriculture, Economy

    Effective means of transportation became extremely important as populations rose and mass production improved.Richmond Locomotive and Machine Works cashed in on this fact as they produced locomotives.The South Carolina and Georgia Railway placed an order for five locomotives.On September 22, 1897, The State reported the requested locomotives as having twenty-five and thirty-five by thirty-six inch...

  7. The National Game
    date July 26, 1884map NORFOLK CITY, Virginiatags African-Americans, Arts/Leisure, Race-Relations, Urban-Life/Boosterism

    Play Ball the Norfolk crowd shouted on a mid-July afternoon, despite the rain that would eventually force the Norfolks and the Baltimore Monumentals from the baseball field. Although the fans left disappointed, they would return the following day to see the two teams square off, and this time they got their money's worth. The Norfolk Landmark would call the July 26 game one of the finest ever played...

  8. Remembering the Lost Cause
    date June 18, 1884map NORFOLK CITY, Virginiatags Health/Death, Race-Relations, War

    Capt. Carter Williams, a Norfolk resident, visible at the front of the Confederate line at Chancellorsville, led a most daring charge, the battle's first day, into the teeth of federal infantry and their cannons. The 6 Virginia captured the Union color bearer and seized the guns, resulting in Robert E. Lee, himself, personally thanking the brave Capt Williams the next morning. Soon after receiving...

  9. Denial of Serive
    date August 3, 1895map CARROLL, Marylandtags African-Americans, Arts/Leisure, Law, Race-Relations

    Nearly twenty years earlier, the United States government ratified the Civil Rights Act of 1875 to alleviate some of the racial tensions still proliferated throughout the inner workings of society. During the summer months, it was common for families of all races to travel throughout the country for vacation and receive such hospitalities as refreshments and other accommodations. The businesses of...

  10. Widow made executrix of 3,500,00 property
    date December 1, 1897map ST LOUIS, Missouritags Health/Death, Economy, Law, Women

    On December 1, 1897 the papers of the recently deceased John E. Ligget declared his widow the sole executrix of his account. This meant that she had exclusive control over seeing that the provisions of Mr. Ligget's will were satisfied, and had control over all other matters concerning the deceased's estate. Mr. Liggett was a wealthy tobacconist, and upon his death, relinquished his entire estate in...

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