Tag: Spiceland

African American History in Henry County Day 5!

Yesterday’s deed belonged to Mr. Peter Winslow, the first black man to own land in Henry County.  This hand-drawn map shows where his land was located.   This is a photo of a group of unidentified folks, thought to have been taken about 1896 by Cephas Huddleston of Spiceland. The photo was developed from a…