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Scmethodist t1_j2q3dzz wrote

My Aunt actually wrote a book about them and there was even a documentary where the descendant of a former slave (and friends with my aunt) met my grandmother whose family owned her ancestors. Turns out the lady she was friends with for years was connected to her.

http://the-history-girls.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-black-loyalists-by-ruth-holmes.html?m=1

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0226990/

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Greene_Mr OP t1_j2q44lg wrote

Wow! :-o Are you Canadian? :-D

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Scmethodist t1_j2q4a1i wrote

Nope, born and raised in South Carolina. My Aunt moved up to Canada in the 70s.

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Greene_Mr OP t1_j2q4iju wrote

Ah, nifty! :-) Any specific reason why?

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Scmethodist t1_j2q4r2z wrote

Knowing her it was probably in protest of the Vietnam war and also due to the overwhelming racism in the South at the time. She was heavily involved in the civil rights movement. What a lady!

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