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Whoever knew West Virginia would be the promised land for hundreds of thousands African-Americans escaping the hardships of the South after the Emancipation Proclamation. Freedom comes in many forms. West Virginia became a refuge for individuals looking for a better life, but It sometimes came with a deadly price. This book captures the spirit of one family's devotion for one another and the drive to never give up on the American Dream at a time in the United States when dreams of Black business owners were plentiful, but the reality of Black business ownership was just a dream.

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Whoever knew West Virginia would be the promised land for hundreds of thousands African-Americans escaping the hardships of the South after the Emancipation Proclamation. Freedom comes in many forms. West Virginia became a refuge for individuals looking for a better life, but It sometimes came with a deadly price. This book captures the spirit of one family's devotion for one another and the drive to never give up on the American Dream at a time in the United States when dreams of Black business owners were plentiful, but the reality of Black business ownership was just a dream.
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Special thanks toFlora Mae EgglestonJerome PearsonJennie-Mae SmithThe Late Johnny SmithThe Late Anne Pack for inspirational storytelling about this family, passed down the ancestral ladder that helped edify this story.For photos and support, I would like to thank Sonya Penn, Denice Penn, Candy Davidson, and the Rucker family.A special thanks to;Radford University's Michael Barber for surveying the slave cemetery at Reynolds Homestead at Rock Springs plantation in Critz Virginia.