State v. Whitmel Dempsey, 31 NC 384 (1849)
Whitmel Dempsey was indicted as a free man of color for carrying arms without a license. A state’s witness testified that he had heard an old man named Barnacastle say that he knew Dempsey and his family and that…
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From Fourth Generation Inclusive: Historical Documents of Genealogical Interest for Researchers of North Carolina’s Free...
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These are the images and accounts of how people worked, raised families, built communities, worshiped, maintained relationships, expressed themselves and coped with changes and challenges in the past. Most of the subjects are Americans of African descent.
"Know from whence you came. If you know whence you came, there are absolutely no limitations to where you can go." — James Baldwin
