Memories of Weston, Missouri, 1837-1992 - Photocopy pages from book - Pages 55 through 62 - "Memories of Weston, MO. 1837-1992" - Black History written by Sandra Miller, edited by Beth McPherson.
By time of Civil War there were 2559 black people in Platte County, MO according to the census. This article follows slaves and their descendants from Henry Anderson and Oscar Dydell, listing a great number of other family names of blacks in Weston. There are photos of blacks, Benjamin & March Scott who were brought to Weston as slaves. and group photos of Mary Bethune School for Black Children in 1800's and 1921.
Published by Heritage House Publication Company, Marceline, MO
Printed by Jostens, 1992.
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Photocopy
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Miller, Sandra, Weston, MO., Black History, Blacks in Weston, Missouri, Mary Bethune School for Black Children, Weston, Missouri.
