Approximately 67 years before the end of the American Civil War, George Moses Horton was born. He grew up a slave to the Horton family in North Carolina. While working on the tobacco plantation, his mind freely traversed the world of verse and rhyme. Using old hymnals, he taught himselfContinue Reading
George Moses Horton is having it’s first ever Color Run & Walk on Saturday, April 2nd @10am (Registration from 9-9:45). Please register at: shop..schoolathon.org/193863 before March 8th to guarantee a shirt! All profits will be going to a new playground and outdoor classroom. What to expect that day? This race is meant to beContinue Reading
From: Kathy Zinn Sent: Thursday, October 3, 2019, 11:41:25 AM EDTSubject: some things I have learned since moving here This month marks 10 years since my husband and I moved to this wonderful county, from Virginia, to be near 4 of our grandchildren. I love it here, and I have learned many things duringContinue Reading
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2013 13:48:49 +0000 From: Al Cooke Subject: Memorial There seems no shortage of memorials to wars and warriors. If you’d like to underwrite a memorial to someone for our children to look up to, consider a Chatham native son who suffered the indignities of slavery byContinue Reading