An essential aspect of genealogy is the acceptance, more than understanding, that the ancestors will not…
Tag: manumissions
Pleasant Roane (Rowan) and the road to manumission in Lynchburg
I’ve been meaning to write about Pleasant Roane for quite a while. I’ve always felt badly…
Me, Quaker manumissions – and an 1828 voyage to Liberia
This post is a companion piece to my previous post, Quakers & Slavery: 50 shades of…