Simpson family.
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The Simpson family resided in Furman, Ala., and included several individuals who became prominent in education and music.
Ransom O. Simpson served in the Confederate army and was a large landowner in the Wilcox Co., Ala. area. After the war he became involved with the Snow Hill Institute, an agricultural school for the negro and Simpson later served as a trustee for Tuskegee Institute.
His daughter Mary Simpson became a dramatics teacher at Ala. colleges and also served as a Snow Hill trustee and his son, Thomas Hood Simpson became a celebrated concert pianist.
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African American agricultural laborers
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Furman (Ala.)
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Wilcox County (Ala.)
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