I’m sitting here in a restaurant reading this and have yelled out, “Oh shit!” several times. Wow! Just wow! This is why our history is so integral to know and understand. Thank you for sharing this.
Thank you brotha for the information. I went to primary school Grade 4 in Chatham ONTARIO. Then my parents moved. Not far from Windsor / Detroit. I knew it was Central place in Black Canadian UNDERGROUND RAILROAD HISTORY. An JOSIAH HENSON Uncle Tom Cabin was not to far away. But did not know our 1 in a billion Great White Brother John Brown visited that sacred ground. Beautiful inspiring information. Now that Trump and Hegshit is contemplating digging up Black soldiers bodies at Arlington Cemetery to wipe Black History and memory from White SUPREMACIST Amerikkka. We need information like this to fortify us for the Fight ahead. We need NEW Black Knights of Liberty to take on the White SUPREMACIST Demons!
Thank you for sharing this deep background. My parents were Meharry Medical College Class of 1950 and Mound Bayou Hospital was a major part of their training. Returning to the area nearly 20 years later, I began to visit Mound Bayou with my father, and felt a strong force there: the strength of the Ancestors. I appreciate this fuller understanding of how deep those roots go.
Was the Lincoln Institute what is, now Lincoln University in Jefferson City?
If so I am disappointed that as an alum I never learned of Dickson, but instead that the school was formed by (white) officers of the 62nd and 65th Colored Infantry.
Could someone tell me if Dickson's wife, Mary E. Butcher, is white? This is all I could find on her and is why I'm asking.
Mary Elizabeth Butcher was born on 18 Aug 1818 in Ste. Genevieve, Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri in the United States of America. She was the daughter of John Sebastian Butcher, a German immigrant who had lived near the border of France and Germany, and Mary Butcher. She was the youngest of ten children. When she was 12, she was sent to St. Louis, Missouri to be educated at Sacred Heart Convent while living with her sister Louisa.[1]
Mary married Caleb Peters when she was seventeen years old, around 1835. They moved to Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois. Caleb died in 1846.[1]
You are a truly great teacher.
Thank you for this work. 👏🏼
I’m sitting here in a restaurant reading this and have yelled out, “Oh shit!” several times. Wow! Just wow! This is why our history is so integral to know and understand. Thank you for sharing this.
Thank you for your work. Truly fascinating. 🙏
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fascinating threads woven throughout our history. thank you for elevating this story!
Wow! Thank you.
Thank you brotha for the information. I went to primary school Grade 4 in Chatham ONTARIO. Then my parents moved. Not far from Windsor / Detroit. I knew it was Central place in Black Canadian UNDERGROUND RAILROAD HISTORY. An JOSIAH HENSON Uncle Tom Cabin was not to far away. But did not know our 1 in a billion Great White Brother John Brown visited that sacred ground. Beautiful inspiring information. Now that Trump and Hegshit is contemplating digging up Black soldiers bodies at Arlington Cemetery to wipe Black History and memory from White SUPREMACIST Amerikkka. We need information like this to fortify us for the Fight ahead. We need NEW Black Knights of Liberty to take on the White SUPREMACIST Demons!
Thank you for sharing this deep background. My parents were Meharry Medical College Class of 1950 and Mound Bayou Hospital was a major part of their training. Returning to the area nearly 20 years later, I began to visit Mound Bayou with my father, and felt a strong force there: the strength of the Ancestors. I appreciate this fuller understanding of how deep those roots go.
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Was the Lincoln Institute what is, now Lincoln University in Jefferson City?
If so I am disappointed that as an alum I never learned of Dickson, but instead that the school was formed by (white) officers of the 62nd and 65th Colored Infantry.
Could someone tell me if Dickson's wife, Mary E. Butcher, is white? This is all I could find on her and is why I'm asking.
Mary Elizabeth Butcher was born on 18 Aug 1818 in Ste. Genevieve, Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri in the United States of America. She was the daughter of John Sebastian Butcher, a German immigrant who had lived near the border of France and Germany, and Mary Butcher. She was the youngest of ten children. When she was 12, she was sent to St. Louis, Missouri to be educated at Sacred Heart Convent while living with her sister Louisa.[1]
Mary married Caleb Peters when she was seventeen years old, around 1835. They moved to Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois. Caleb died in 1846.[1]
Great job!
This left me speechless as the threads were connected. Thank you.
I will share widely.