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Confronting the past in black and white

Researcher does not dwell on lynchings, but finds them and more in Bulloch newspapers from 1894-1903

Debbie Lee Gaskin, Georgia Southern University public history graduate student and Willow Hill Heritage and Renaissance Center intern, talks about her study of "African Americans in Bulloch County Newspapers, 1894-1903." - photo by AL HACKLE/Staff

researcher — Debbie Lee Gaskin, Georgia Southern University public history graduate student and Willow Hill Heritage and Renaissance Center intern, talks about her study of "African Americans in Bulloch County Newspapers, 1894-1903." - photo by AL HACKLE/Staff

Racism necessarily emerged in the historical picture when researcher Debbie Lee Frankenthaler Gaskin examined news about "African Americans in Bulloch County newspapers, 1894-1903."

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