From Slaves to Soldiers and Beyond - Williamson County, Tennessee's African American History
Sunday, November 19, 2023
November 19, 1863 The 13th US Colored Infantry Mustered
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#OTD1863 On November 19, 1863, the 13th US Colored Infantry was mustered in at Fortress Rosecrans in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. At that point...
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
First Black Alderman in Franklin, TN
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This year, the race to elect a new Mayor and four at-large aldermen for the City of Franklin has been a heated one. Mayor Ken Moore is being...
Friday, September 9, 2022
Narcissa Brown Reece: 1863 - 1947
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Narcissa Brown Reece was born into slavery in Williamson County, Tennessee around 1863. By the 1930s, she was living at 710 Overton Street i...
Monday, July 4, 2022
Judge George Napier Perkins : "The Old African Lion" (1841-1914)
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George Napier Perkins served in the US Colored Troops during the Civil War, was a lawyer, justice of the peace, a two-term alderman on th...
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