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      <image:title>About The Hickses - Born a slave, Charles Page was born in 1838 on a plantation in Johnson County, Georgia.</image:title>
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      <image:caption>Pictured here standing on the back row, third from right is Charles Hicks posing with fellow veterans at the train station in Lyons, Georgia. This would be Charles’ final trip to Gettysburg.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The African American Civil War Memorial’s sculpture, Spirit of Freedom was unveiled in 1998.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Clipped from The Pittsburgh Courier, 06 May 1939, Sat, Page 7</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Picture taken in1970.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The original congregation/student body of Jordan Stream Baptist church and first school for “colored” children in the early 1030’s.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Last portrait or Charles and Polly Ann; taken around 1930.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Charles Page was born a slave in Johnson County, Georgia, in 1838. He served in both Armies (Union/Confederate) during the Civil war.Polly Ann was a prominent mid-wife. Learn More</image:caption>
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