[Issue 9] A History and Life in Lebanon – Belinda McAllister
BY MORGAN ROSCOW, STAFF WRITER
Lebanon is known as a place that is rich in history, which is far more advanced than the rest of the country in regards to the relations between ethnicities. When segregation was happening, Lebanon was a free town.
According to Belinda McAllister (right), whose family is from Lebanon and has a very
historical background in the town, in 1814 while the rest of the country was in the depths of slavery in Lebanon, blacks and whites could own land and businesses. This was extremely radical for that time period, since just a few years later in Florida in 1817 slaves and Native Americans fought against Andrew Jackson in the First Seminole War (pbs.org).
McAllister said that there were only two places in town that were segregated. That included the first 4 rows...