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Updated: 8:56 AM EST Feb 20, 2021 Lisa Robinson I-Team Reporter A log cabin built by former slaves in Maryland tells a story of the aspirations of Black people after emancipation.Chanell Kelton, one of the descendants who lived in the house, has tons of memories of growing up in the home."There were always big gatherings and family reunions," Kelton said.In 1875, it was the first house built in what became the free African American community of Jonesville in rural M...