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I hope someone can find her grave...
Dec. 2nd, 2019 06:04 pmI was looking through The Southern Standard, a newspaper that has been published in Arkadelphia, Clark Co., AR for decades.
Naturally, I was looking for one thing and spotted another.
Age One Hundred and Sixteen
Aunt Haulle Rodgers, a pure-blooded Ethiopean (sic), died on the farm of Mr. Drew Mayo, in Gibson County, Tenn., aged one hundred and sixteen years. She was the oldest person in West Tennessee, and was brought to America from Africa in 1810. The Southern Standard, 20 Feb 1891, at page 1.
This had to be one of the only times in 1891 that someone with black skin made the front page of any paper unless they were suspected of a crime.
I hope someone can find her grave.
Naturally, I was looking for one thing and spotted another.
Age One Hundred and Sixteen
Aunt Haulle Rodgers, a pure-blooded Ethiopean (sic), died on the farm of Mr. Drew Mayo, in Gibson County, Tenn., aged one hundred and sixteen years. She was the oldest person in West Tennessee, and was brought to America from Africa in 1810. The Southern Standard, 20 Feb 1891, at page 1.
This had to be one of the only times in 1891 that someone with black skin made the front page of any paper unless they were suspected of a crime.
I hope someone can find her grave.
