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George Washington Harris' Cemetery Party by Special Guest Dr. Sheila Byrd

As I stood on the hillside of this compact, well-kept cemetery in a place I had known for a few short months, I was struck by the beauty of the spring day: the blooming dogwoods, the bright green grass, the fresh air, and brilliant sunshine. It was as if he had ordered it specifically for this day, April 20th 2008.

My family, friends, colleagues, and honor students gathered along with members from the Trenton,...

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jsbayne says...

Excellent article, Sheila! The Sut project was a great pleasure, and everything came together perfectly for us that Sunday in the State of Dade. We need another project just like that one: an SKD obelisk for poor old Joseph Glover Baldwin in Oakland, California. Cheers from Atlanta--let's get together soon. John

cgregg says...

Thank you for this VERY interesting and well-written article. How lucky you and your students are to have shared this experience! (But we all know that luck is 90% intelligence and perseverance.) Calhoun has always been blessed with an outstanding Humanities Dept., and now, in Drs. Byrd and Cross, it has it's own (literary) "History Detectives."

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