Freedmen’s Bureau letters tell a sad truth in Loudoun County, Virginia
The National Archives in Washington, D.C. contain thousands of Freemen’s Bureau documents and letters. Many of the letters are onlineContinue Reading
Month: March 2020
Taking a Stand: Anti-war Virginia Quakers in 1861
America’s Civil War broke out on April 12, 1861 with the South Carolina battle of Ft. Sumter. Eleven states secededContinue Reading
Goose Creek quakers: the audacity of peace and social justice
Pausanias (AD 110- C 180) was a Greek geographer and author of travel books which included his observations about people andContinue Reading
Nest of Abolitionists 