Black-Gibbs-Mitchell-Giles Ancestors of Yazoo County
A Revised Compilation of Local Family Histories
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This book is about local history of families in an approximately 300-square-mile region of Yazoo County in central Mississippi from 1865 to 1965. It sketches the lives of these African Americans in a violent environment. It transcribes the 1865-66 plantation census of the county. It identifies relatives who fought in the Civil War, and points out the betrayal of Southern United States Colored Troops by Reconstruction presidents. It discusses survival skills, and compares life spans of two generations. Addressing unpleasantness it fills gaps left by oral family history.
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This book is about local history of families in an approximately 300-square-mile region of Yazoo County in central Mississippi from 1865 to 1965. It sketches the lives of these African Americans in a violent environment. It transcribes the 1865-66 plantation census of the county. It identifies relatives who fought in the Civil War, and points out the betrayal of Southern United States Colored Troops by Reconstruction presidents. It discusses survival skills, and compares life spans of two generations. Addressing unpleasantness it fills gaps left by oral family history.
About the Author
Sammie Giles, Jr. is a retired professor of electrical engineering at Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama. He is a native son of Yazoo City, Mississippi where he graduated from Yazoo City Training School. He is also a graduate of Tougaloo College, Brown University, Mississippi State University, and The University of Michigan. He tutors students in engineering, physics and mathematics, and teaches a Sunday-school class for his local church. His most engaging hobby is genealogy.