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STORYTELLER	LOCATION	HOW YOU HEARD	YEAR TOOK PLACE	TELLER'S PLACE OF ORIGIN	WHAT IT'S ABOUT
"Benjamin Spaulding Ancestors" book by Bowen	nc	oral, written	1770s	eastern NC	Research in eastern NC
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AUNTS , UNCLES, PARENTS, COUSINS AND BOOKS AND DOCUMENTS , TRUSTS, WILLS	GRENADA JAMAICA	OWN RESEARCH	1955	GRENADA, TRINIDAD, TOBAGO, ST LUCIA, JAMAICA	ITS IS A STORY ABOUT A FAMILY DIVIDED FOR DECADES DUE TO CLASS NOT COLOR
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Cousin	Fort Monroe, Virginia	A Family History Book	1860s	Chesapeake, Virginia	Colored Civil War Veteran
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I originally heard the story from my father's first cousin.	Christiana, Pennsylvania.	Oral history, national news, Federal lawsuit pleadings, and several books.	1851	She is deceased. We are in Michigan by way of MD, PA, and Ontario.	My story is about self-protection in the state of Pennsylvania.
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Many family members	Norfolk / Portsmouth, Virginia	Oral History, minute books, court records, deeds and wills	1800s	Norfolk, Virginia	Free People of Color, Overcoming Adversity
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Mother, Grandmother	Macon, Georgia	Mother's story, book	1848	Atlanta, Georgia	Escape from slavery
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