Col Lafayette Jones Jr remembered as instrumental in preserving one of the earliest free Black settlements in U S dailypress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailypress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In “Twin Paths to Freedom: The History and Archaeology of James City County’s Free Black Communities,” a book published earlier this year by local historian Martha McCartney, readers can learn how land like the site in James City County's Freedom Park became a place where former slaves established free lives.