Late 1800’s

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Augustus “Gus” Johnson, the first white man hanged for killing a black man in Georgia
An estimated crowd of 20,000 people, the largest ever in the city of Rome, Georgia came to watch Gus...
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Chattanooga, 1885 - the Murders of Polk Mitchell and Charley Williams
Polk Mitchell and Charley Williams had a history. This history would unhappily lead to their fateful...
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The Deed to God
In Georgia and Tennessee, only the grantor (the seller) must sign a deed conveying real property. Even...
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