Black history book By Jeff Gilliland - jgilliland@timesgazette.com This is the cover of a new book titled “Black History of Highland County” that is currently available for purchase. Submitted photo A new book chronicling local Black history has been published by local authors Katie Burwinkel, John Glaze and Myra Phillips and is currently available for purchase. “Black History of Highland County” is a 130-page book that includes information about the county’s first Black resident; early Black settlements including Hansborough, Black Rock and Gist; the country’s only Black automobile manufacturer who was from Greenfield; and a three-day attack on a Black church camp in present day Danville.
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Celebrating Black History Month: Black History of Highland County Pictured are members of the Lincoln School Class of 1910. (Photos courtesy of the Highland County Historical Society) Highland County is referenced in this excerpt from an anti-slavery newspaper, The Philanthropist, in July 1841. • • The following is an excerpt of a Black history project currently underway by Highland County Historical Society members Kati Burwinkel, Myra Phillips and John Glaze. Black History of Highland County Highland County was first settled in the New Market area around 1803. Prior to that, this area was home to various Native American tribes, including the Shawnee. It wasn’t long before early settlers brought along their slaves and Highland County’s Black population began. The first known permanent Black resident was Thomas Trimble.