Black history book
By Jeff Gilliland - jgilliland@timesgazette.com
This is the cover of a new book titled “Black History of Highland County” that is currently available for purchase.
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A new book chronicling local Black history has been published by local authors Katie Burwinkel, John Glaze and Myra Phillips and is currently available for purchase.
“Black History of Highland County” is a 130-page book that includes information about the county’s first Black resident; early Black settlements including Hansborough, Black Rock and Gist; the country’s only Black automobile manufacturer who was from Greenfield; and a three-day attack on a Black church camp in present day Danville.