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A Brief History of the Emancipation of Black People
John b bibb left his enslaved work force in waves, starting in february of 18 fortys. The first group was ten people. They went as a group to the logan county court house for their freedom papers. And these were followed by additional groups. None of the emancipated people chose to go to liberia. Many of them moved to the land that had been set aside for them in major bibbs will. It's an area that became known as bib town. That's actually two communities, upper bib town and lower bibtown.