Part 2 of the story of the greatest hero Athens has produced, Alfred Richardson. Within three years of emancipation from slavery, Alfred had become a man of means and one of the first Black elected leaders in America. He had also become public enemy number one among whites in the area, and before long he found himself in a one-man war with the Ku Klux Klan.

You can read the article here.

Thanks again to Hamlin Jackson for the theme. Find Hamlin, who performs as wolfli, here.