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AMERICA IS A GREAT IDEA!

By Zann Nelson
"Thoughty" Essays

WISHING PEACE and PROSPERITY for 2019

By Zann Nelson
LYNCHING in VIRGINA

Raising awareness of lynching in Culpeper

By Jeff Say
LYNCHING in VIRGINA

Lynching in America….Lynching in Virginia

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African Americans,Buried Truth Column,Resilience and Faith,Virginia

Buried Truth: “40 acres and a mule?” (Not quite) Part One

By Zann Nelson
AADQ African Americans Virginia

Buried Truth: African-American families of Locust Grove

By Zann Nelson on Sunday, May 6, 2018

Mt. Zion Baptist Church on Gov. Almond Road, Orange County, VA The folks that live in and around the Lake of the Woods (LOW) area of Orange County are very interested in learning more about the African American families that settled there after Emancipation. Last Friday, I enjoyed an opportunity to speaking about a few …

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AADQ African Americans Culpeper History

ZANN’S PLACE: Anticipation of interesting stories

By Zann Nelson on Thursday, May 3, 2018

Anticipation! The magic potion that gets us up in the morning; gets us past the humdrum of routine, and often over the hump of life’s less than desirable events. It helps if the anticipation is for the promise of good things: presents, sweet time with family and friends, a great meal, good bottle of wine …

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AADQ African Americans

Buried Truth: Once again, I could use some assistance

By Zann Nelson on Tuesday, May 1, 2018

It is not my intention to leave the discussion of the First Africans-the “20 and odd”- who landed on Virginia soil in 1619 as if a conclusion has been reached. To the contrary, the fruitful debate takes time, comprehension, and study. The last five articles should provide excellent fodder for continuing conversations: letting the thought …

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Zann’s Place: Did Culpeper receive $500,000 in war claims?

By Zann Nelson on Friday, April 27, 2018

I bet you are a little curious as to what this is all about and wondering if Culpeper got any of that $500,000. We may not discover why it took Congress twenty-five years to make this decision, but let’s lift the curtain and see what we find. The “war claims” noted in the headline pertained …

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ZANN’S PLACE: The Pioneer Spirit Lives!

By Zann Nelson on Sunday, April 22, 2018

 A note to readers: I have added the posts from my Zann’s Place column in hopes of adding another dimension to the Blog.  They will be categorized as such and grouped under the appropriate heading in a box on the right.  As you will find, some are about history-mostly Culpeper’s- and others are about my …

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1619 Virginia AADQ African Americans

A 400-year anniversary

By Zann Nelson on Friday, March 23, 2018
Note a couple of items on this marker produced in 1994. The text questions the status of these First Africans as being enslaved or indentured and one should note that until 1661 the Virginia Colony had no laws pertaining to the institution of race based slavery or any other form of slavery. The second item is the last sentence which is incorrect in its statement that "The U.S. abolished slavery in 1863." That is a reference to the Emancipation Proclamation which was a Presidential order and only applied to the slave-holding states that were in rebellion against the United States. The U.S. actually abolished slavery by the 13th Amendment passed by Congress in 1865 and ratified by the states in December of that year.

Note a couple of items on this marker produced in 1994. The text questions the status of these First Africans as being enslaved or indentured and one should note that until 1661 the Virginia Colony had no laws pertaining to the institution of race based slavery or any other form of slavery. The second item …

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1619 Virginia AADQ African Americans

Buried Truth: The 400th anniversary and more…

By Zann Nelson on Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Note: The VDHR let me know that the 1994 signage was removed and a replacement erected in 2015. It is unfortunate that the former sign remians on the web!! Have you been thinking about these questions I posed last week? Who were these people of color? Where did they come from? Were they a religious …

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1619 Virginia African Americans Virginia

Buried Truth Column: Truth Demands Debate

By Zann Nelson on Sunday, April 8, 2018

There is nothing that gets us closer to the truth than open, honest and fact-based debate. Recently, I experienced a taste of debate with the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (VDHR) and am grateful, but not done. The language on the revised roadside marker was based on a supposition that the Englishmen residing in Jamestown …

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1619 Virginia AADQ African Americans

Buried Truth: Indentured or enslaved?

By Zann Nelson on Wednesday, April 18, 2018

The Fort at Jamestown courtesy of the National Park Service website The first Africans to land on Virginia soil: Were they indentured or enslaved? The more I read, study and discuss with others with expansive knowledge of the subject, the muddier the waters become. The opinions are quite divided, and I confess that my leanings …

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1619 Virginia AADQ African Americans

Buried Truth: Who knew?

By Zann Nelson on Sunday, April 22, 2018

The graphic depicts a set of laws known as Dale’s Laws that governed the Colony of Virginia (Jamestown) from 1610 to 1619.  A few terms to ponder over as we attempt to sift through the interpretation of sparse facts to arrive at a reasonable conclusion as to the status of the first Africans to arrive …

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