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Article: HISTORIAN UNCOVERS SLAVERY RECORDS LEGAL PAPERS DETAIL COURAGE, LOVE AND INHUMANITY LOREN SCHWENINGER ALREADY HAS COPIED 12,500 DOCUMENTS.(MAIN)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- April 18, 1994
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Byline: Associated Press
GREENSBORO, N.C. Historian Loren Schweninger finds moving tales of courage, love and inhumanity when he pores over dusty court files detailing the days of slavery.
``The drama in these documents is unbelievable,'' said Schweninger, who has copied more than 12,500 legal records from nine Southern states since 1991. ``You learn about divorce, brutality, violence, interracial sex, beatings, runaway slaves and so much more.''
One of his favorite stories is that of Hannah, an elderly slave from Bourbon County, Ky., who was sold at auction as part of an estate settlement.
A lawyer's document said the highest ...