Okefenokee Swamp Folklore

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During the 1800s the Okefenokee Swamp region had one of the smallest African American populations in the state. After the Civil War more Blacks were drawn to the area by jobs in farming, turpentining, logging, and the railroad industry.

Courtesy of Zach S. Henderson Library, Georgia Southern University, Delma E. Presley Collection of South Georgia History and Culture.

Okefenokee Swamp Folklore

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