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Category Archives: Slavery
A Former Slave Tells His Story
Scott Mitchell was not born in Breathitt County, but he was the only living slave to tell his story to the WPA. Continue reading
Posted in Breathitt County, Civil War, Industry, Jackson, Mining, Slavery
Tagged African-American, Davis Family, Slavery, Works Progress Administration, WPA
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Breathitt Slave Whipped for Theft
Alfred, an enslaved person belonging to Jeremiah Cockrell, was convicted of larceny in 1845 and whipped at the Breathitt County Courthouse.
It is the only court case involving a slave in our earliest records. Continue reading
Posted in Breathitt County, Jackson, Slavery
Tagged Breathitt County, Breathitt County Courthouse, Jackson, Slavery
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Bookie on the Trail 