Kegley of Wytheville, VA  published a very interesting book  on  this very 
subject a few years ago. 
The book  Free In Chains, Mary Kegley,  made me angry,  made me cry then 
finally caused me to understand.
This is the best treatment of an ugly subject I have seen in many years. It 
 is well worth the read!
Grace Dotson
Historian, Vance Family Association
 
 
In a message dated 1/25/2011 8:50:11 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
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While  researching a 3G-grandfather in Tennessee, I came across a court   
record about a lawsuit that was brought against him.  He purchased a  young 
 
slave boy and was later informed that the boy was not a slave,  but he had 
been  
captured by a trapper hunting in Indian  territory.  The details of the 
suit 
indicated that the boy's father  was a full blood Cherokee,  His mother was 
a quarteroon - a white  woman who had negro heritage.  He was mostly native 
American.   

In subsequent census records the "boy" who took my ancestor's surname  (his 
 
wife and family) was always coded as B in the race  category.  They 
remained 
neighbors for the remainder of their  lives.  In 2009 I visited the home  
that my ancestor built in  1833.  There was a long building in back - now  
used as a barn -  likely slave quarters and the home to the young man and 
his   
family.

Times are different!!



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