Early 1900’s

Glenn
A 1908 Bill Against "Betraying into Matrimony" by George Glenn
George O. Glenn of north Georgia, had a lot of successes. Yet there must have been some failures in his...
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Christmas and The Gospel of Mary Brown
This comes from a 1919 issue of the Crisis and it’s an intense meditation on what Christmas...
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The Day 1/4 of Mississippi was Sold
Times were tough in 1932 Mississippi. The state began the year with a grand total of $1,326.00 in the...
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The Lynching of Lon McCamy
Dalton’s last lynching occurred on September 6, 1936. The victim was Lon McCamy. Lon McCamy had up until...
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The 1907 Lynching of Dock Posey
On July 1, 1907, the citizens of Dalton awoke to find a dead man hanging from a downtown bridge. Around...
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