Record #:

43152

Author(s):

Elliston, Jon

Abstract:

"For a few decades, at least, the kingdom thrived as one of the only independent enclaves of its type in the American South. But then, almost as suddenly as it appeared, the Happy Land became a veritable lost colony." In exchange for needed farm labor, Serepta Davis sold the group of former slaves 180 acres of her planation that became the nucleus for "The Happy Land".

Source:

WNC Magazine (NoCar F261 .W64), Vol. 14 Issue 4, Winter 2021, p32-36

Subject(s):

Slaves, Former--communities; Henderson County--History--The Happy Land (former slave community)