JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. (WJHL) – Jonesborough is home to the first publication dedicated to the abolitionist movement named “The Emancipator.” It called for the freeing of slaves decades before the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. The Emancipator was founded and published in Jonesborough by Quaker Elihu Embree. He was a former slave owner who experienced a transformative […]
“A toast for 20 more years!” said President Fred Counts of the Heritage Alliance of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia before an audience of 70 persons gathered to celebrate the