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STORYTELLER	LOCATION	HOW YOU HEARD	YEAR TOOK PLACE	TELLER'S PLACE OF ORIGIN	WHAT IT'S ABOUT
Archives and the Library of Congress	Washington, District of Columbia		1870s		politics during Reconstruction
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grandmother	Lincoln County Missouri	oral history interview with my grandmother	1855	Missouri and Kentucky	My great-great grandfather's stolen identity during slavery
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It was my grandmother that first introduced me to some of the stories.	All the events came from Sweetwater, Tennessee	I heard the stories during family reunion by the elders in the family.	1800s	The ones we know about came from Sweetwater, Tennessee.	It is a story of survival and determination of strong women.
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Mother and older cousins	Jefferson County, MS. ,Branywine , Mcbride	I heard the story from older relatives.	1880s	McBride,MS.	Great-Great Grand mother resold in New Orleans Louisiana during slavery.
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Mother, aunts, grandmother & great-grandfather	Navasota, TX & Grimes, TX	Traditional story passed down over generations	1870s	Great-grandfather from Beaumont, TX; rest of family born in CA	Texas Legislator during Reconstruction
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