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1853
James Shober
James Francis Shober, who would have been around 12 years old when slavery ended went on to graduate from Howard University School of Medicine, becoming the first black known physician in North Carolina. Shober was born on August 23, 1853, in or near the Moravian town of Salem (now Winston-Salem),..Read More
178410
Peter Oliver
Peter Oliver was a skilled Moravian craftsman in Salem. Born enslaved in Virginia on May 10, 1766, he came to Wachovia as a young man hired out to work in the Moravian town of Bethania sometime around 1784. From all indications, Peter Oliver was very shrewd and was masterfully navigated..Read More