Eric,
You are correct, this is where American History was made, yet it is not widely available. My grandson is in the ninth grade, and I have to teach him about Yorktown, Williamsburg, and the historical areas in Virginia. We need to make history a priority, and then get it right!!
Anita
-- Eric Johnson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
In a vein related to this discussion, Yorktown during and after the Civil
War was also the site of a large community of freed slaves called
"Slabtown." Roughly 70,000 freedmen and women settled there in a sort of
encampment where among other things they were given schooling and
agricultural training by Quaker volunteers. The community originated, if
memory serves, from those who were freed when George B. McClellan and the
Army of the Potomac came up the peninsula in 1862.
The fascinating history of this area needs to be more widely known!
All my best,
--Eric
Eric D. M. Johnson
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The Village Factsmith Historical Research & Consulting
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