I posted an older photograph in the collections section of our Web site a couple of years ago. The photo was labelled on the back “old slave house on Lockwood Street” I was contacted recently by a woman whose family lived on the street, perhaps in that house, many years ago. She said that, although her family was African American, no one had been a slave. She wondered where the title came from. I do not know, so I’m throwing the question out there for anyone who might have a clue. If that’s you, please post a comment.

Michael Bell