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nc4bo

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11. It's amazing isn't it?

Reply to brer cat (Reply #6)

Sun Sep 27, 2015, 10:28 PM

Sep 2015

Sad that these little nuggets of history aren't well known.

Black folks' family history seem to get loss in the mix. I always think of it as collateral damage from slavery (thanks a bunch Amerikkka).

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An Ohio town where races have mixed freely for more than 200 years [View all] brer cat Sep 2015 OP

Born and raised in Ohio and never knew about bvf Sep 2015 #1

Thanks for adding that link. brer cat Sep 2015 #2

Screen play idea -Ohio JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #3

Gouldtown (aka Bridgeton to me lol) New Jersey is another one. My Dad's family rooted there. nc4bo Sep 2015 #4

There is too little of this history taught, brer cat Sep 2015 #6

It's amazing isn't it? nc4bo Sep 2015 #11

I agree. brer cat Sep 2015 #12

Are you serious? JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #7

Thank-you for that article! We're a branch off Pierce/Cuff line. nc4bo Sep 2015 #10

Henry Louis Gates' "Finding Your Roots" series went to a town like this ... eppur_se_muova Sep 2015 #5

Could it have been in JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #8

This is very cool. K&R Number23 Sep 2015 #9