McLemore House

The Home of the African American Heritage Society of Williamson County, TN #McLemoreHouse

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Dan Dubisson was born in Franklin, TN - the son of a US Colored Troop veteran. In Little Rock, AR he founded a funeral home & sponsored the Negro League team, the Dubisson Tigers. Their accomplishments will now be counted among the @MLB's statistics. https://t.co/bmbVUhSir1

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MLB is correcting a longtime oversight in the game’s history by officially elevating the Negro Leagues to “Major League” status.

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On Lot 14 Harvey McLemore built a home for his family.
His descendants lived there for 116 years. In 2000, the African American Heritage Society of Williamson County restored Harvey McLemore's home and opened it as the McLemore House Museum. https://t.co/LuPszrmNSA

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#OTD1880 On December 1, 1880, when he was 51 years old, Harvey McLemore bought four adjacent lots (14-17) in the Hard Bargain neighborhood of Franklin, TN from the man who had enslaved him 15 years earlier --Judge William S. McLemore.

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Harvey McLemore paid $400 for the property - $200 in cash with $200 due in two years. The lots were located on the corner of today's 11th Avenue North and along Glass Street – then called Vine Street. In total, Harvey purchased nearly two acres of land.

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Several of Wiley & Jane Brown Scruggs' children (including Lula, Pearl, Cora, and Wiley Jr) lived in Indianapolis, Indiana. Please contact @Cahalanjones with information or questions about this family.

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Reminder! The 2021 AAHS Pioneer Family is the Wiley and Jane Brown Scruggs Family. Wiley, his brother Thomas & his mother Milly Glass were enslaved where the Westhaven neighborhood is today. Wiley Scruggs and his wife Jane Brown lived in the Southall area of Franklin.

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You can read more of Wiley and Jane's story here: https://t.co/vYuP8fRHi9 The couple raised a large family on their farm in the Southall area of Franklin, TN.

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Do you know a Williamson County, TN high school senior? If so, let them know that applications for the Tom Murdic Educational Scholarship are being accepted now through March 1, 2021. https://t.co/kwHTgsagBN

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The Board of the African American Heritage Society of Williamson County is sad to acknowledge the death of Harvey Matthews. Mr. Matthews was the great-grandson of Harvey McLemore, a former slave who built the house which is now operated as the McLemore House Museum.

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The Board of the AAHS joins our community in mourning the loss of the City of Franklin, TN Alderman Pearl Bransford. We are deeply saddened to learn of her passing. https://t.co/bBaWunEy9j

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Bishop Gregory's 4x great grandmother was a woman named Chana Hyde. She was born in Virginia in 1796 and brought to Williamson County as a slave. You can learn more about this remarkable family here https://t.co/O1y70ngJGj

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Today Pope Francis announced that Archbishop Wilton Gregory will become the first African American cardinal in the Catholic Church. Gregory will be elevated to the position in a ceremony at the Vatican on Nov. 28.
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Bishop Gregory is the great-great-grandson of Stephen Bostick and Chaney Woods from Williamson County, TN. The Bostick Family is the AAHS 2020 Pioneer Family and the descendants were celebrated at our Black Tie Affair in February 2020. https://t.co/ajYqO5x77W

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Currin was born right here in Williamson County, TN. He was enslaved here and after the Civil War, he attended college in Nashville and was a school teacher in Brentwood. Follow Green Currin's example and exercise your right to vote in this election. https://t.co/QT3OT1BrUL

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Early, in-person voting ends in Williamson County, TN on Thursday, October 29th. If you have not yet voted, make a plan to exercise your right to vote now!

Did you know a Will Co native is responsible for striking down one of the most egregious types of voter suppression laws?

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In 1910, Green Currin, a Black man in Oklahoma was prevented from voting because of the state's Grandfather Clause. He brought a lawsuit that went to the US Supreme Court. In 1915, the Court found in favor of Currin and Grandfather Clauses were declared unconstitutional.

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@HFMHFoundation So excited about collaborating on this project!