Peter Crosby's Bio

The history of Peter Crosby. He was first Black sheriff of Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Reconstruction Era. His election led to the Vicksburg Massacre.

First and foremost, I must apologize for not posting in quite some time. As life does, life… sometimes gets in the way. Family illnesses, work, and being conflicted about what to post for my paid subscribers. I kept tripping myself up with deeper dives to offer the paid subscribers and that would delay things for me because I would overthink things. Is this worthy enough? Should I come at this from a different angle? And then after everything, I come out of my fog and it’s a year later.

Well, during this past year, I’ve participated and have come across some very cool things that I will share over the next few weeks. From that point on, as I research or even if I happen to catch something on TV or read in a newspaper that’s relevant to History’s Untold Stories, I will share.

One of the best things that came out of last year, I was asked to write a bio on Peter Crosby for Enslaved.org. As some of you know, Peter Crosby is the main character for a historical fiction novel that I’m writing.

Steven Niven, Executive Editor of Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University, asked me to be a contributor. I was thrilled and honored to take on this assignment. The questions he posed during my drafts really expanded my research and knowledge of Peter Crosby and his family. Here’s the link to my article.

https://enslaved.org/fullStory/16-23-126911/

Enslaved.org is a cornucopia of research on enslaved people serving the needs of scholars, genealogists, students, and the public interested in people of the slave trade.

It’s an incredible resource. Definitely check it out! Enslaved.org

In the meantime, please enjoy my bio on Peter Crosby.

Best,

Danita