Chief Colbert

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Title

Chief Colbert

Subject

African-American history

Description

Chief George Colbert owned a ferry across the Tennessee River, connecting Colbert and Lauderdale Counties. Colbert owned many African-American slaves. One such slave was named Lem Colbert, who operated Colbert's ferry at Waterloo, Alabama.

Creator

Ashley Pentecost, University of North Alabama

Source

William McDonald, A Walk Through the Past. University of North Alabama archives.

Publisher

Alabama cultural resource survey

Date

Late eighteenth-early nineteenth century