Robert Gleed

29 Jan 2023 Shannon Evans

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Robert Gleed: Black Power & White Violence in Lowndes County

Shannon Evans examines the white supremacist violence and turmoil that plagued the political career of Robert Gleed, an African American politician from Lowndes County who served as Senator and Columbus Alderman during Reconstruction.

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15 Nov 2022 Shannon Evans

Columbus (MS), Richard Littlejohn, Robert Gleed, Sandfield Cemetery, William Isaac Mitchell

Sandfield Cemetery – Abandoned in Plain Sight

In this blog post, Shannon Evans examines the interments of Sandfield Cemetery, the oldest African American cemetery in Columbus, Mississippi.

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