Chaneysville Incident explores slaves grave site in Bedford
In Chaneysville, Pennsylvania author David Bradley reimagines 13 runaway slaves buried in an unmapped hillside graveyard. The novel links local legend to 250 years of history, focusing on a black professor’s search for self and the town’s painful past.
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April tornado toll far below normal across states
The National Severe Storms Forecast Center reports 13 deaths from six killer tornadoes in Oklahoma, Missouri, Alabama and Wisconsin in April, far under the usual 36. A total of 148 tornadoes were reported, below the normal 98, with Oklahoma leading at 25, then Iowa and Missouri with 24 each, Illinois 20 and Texas 13. These figures are preliminary pending final confirmation.
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Man charged with murder in herbicide death of son
Rogersville Tennessee authorities say 28 year old Hayward Hayes II is charged with murder after his 16 month old son Christopher Michael Hayes died from being forced to drink herbicide. Hayes also faces two counts of felonious assault for injuries to his two other sons. Police found the body along a road.
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