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Tag: Enslavement

Confronting the Legacy of N.W. Woodfin: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities

The Woodfin community, like many other Buncombe County communities is named for a man who enslaved human beings. If you’ve … More

52 Weeks 52 Communities, African Americans, Appalachia, Buncombe County, Buncombe County History, Civil War, Community History, Education, enslaved people, Enslavement, labor, lawyers, Local History, Nicholas Woodfin, Railroads, Slavery, Slavery in Buncombe County, Woodfin

“Keep My Name in Remembrance,” Dillingham: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities

“Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which is in the king’s dale: … More

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