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Austin Dabney SAR Black Patriot Grave Marking Ceremony
Zebulon, Pike County, GA. - January 30, 2010(Sponsored by the Coweta Falls Chapter and Marquis de Lafayette Chapter Sons of the American Revolution; Lamar-LaFayette Chapter DAR; Giles Harris/Samuel Mitchell descendants; and the Pike, Lamar, and Upson County Historical Societies. Bob Galer, Chairman)
In many ways, this day was a study in opposites - it was a cold day (34 degrees) that numbed the feet but warmed the heart. It was the story of a friendship between a black man and a white family in a time when such relationships were frowned upon. It had historical trappings and a very modern interpretation of the historical events. It brought together people of color with the Sons, the Daughters and the Children of the American Revolution who had gathered in southern Georgia to celebrate the life of a black Patriot who'd fought and been sorely wounded at Kettle Creek. This was the day that marked the start of Black History Month in the State of Georgia, and did so with joyous prayer, singing, oration, commemoration and dignity. It was a day to be long remembered.
Comments by Carl Voelker on the Dabney - Harris Historic Friendship
Comments by Genealogist General Joe Dooley on Black Patriots Who Fought in the Revolutionary War
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