| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - Some chose names as a mark of community identity, he says, and that community could be the plantation of a current or recent owner.Keep in mind that after the Civil War, many of the big planters continued to be extremely powerful figures in their regions, so there was an advantage for a freed person to keep a link to a leading white family, says Wiencek, author of An Imperfect God: George Washi
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