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BAMBERG-DENMARK 50 THINGS/DAY 47: Descendants of Woodlands slaves went on to own land there

Times and Democrat | Orangeburg

Jul 20, 2026

BAMBERG-DENMARK 50 THINGS/DAY 47: Descendants of Woodlands slaves went on to own land there

A man purported to have been the last living slave in what is today Bamberg County was a carriage driver and later manager of the William Gilmore Simms Plantation, which became kno…

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BAMBERG-DENMARK 50 THINGS/DAY 47: Descendants of Woodlands slaves went on to own land there

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