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African American Lives 2 -- Hosted by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
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Eugene Shaw gave LaGrange, North Carolina the nickname the The Garden Spot while working as a porter on A&EC. I have a copy of the news article. I feel the article is too long to post. Please do not hesitate to contact me should you want additional information.

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