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Alfred Jackson at the first Hermitage

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Sturdevant, E. K

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Photograph of Alfred Jackson, former slave of President Andrew Jackson. Alfred lies in the grass in front of the original Hermitage, a log structure fallen into disrepair.
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Hermitage

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Digital Library of Tennessee

Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Dwellings
  3. Freedmen
  4. Popular Culture And Folklore
  5. Tennessee

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