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Hotel De’Afrique: The first safe haven for African Americans in North Carolina
The capture of the Confederate forts located at Hatteras Inlet on August 29, 1861, provided the first Union victory of the Civil War. Almost immediately fugitive slaves began arriving on Hatteras Island in search of freedom. In a letter to … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Monuments, Slavery
Tagged Fort Clark, Fort Hatteras, Freedmen's Colony, Hotel De'Afrique, OBX, Outer Banks
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