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Obituary of George B. Taylor, (Transcribed), Birmingham Eccentric, Nov. 8, 1901
Obituary of Eliza Taylor, (Transcribed), Birmingham Eccentric, Apr 25, 1902

Watch a virtual tour of Greenwood Cemetery featuring George and Eliza's story, hosted by George Getschman of the Friends of the Birmingham Museum:

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A Tale of Four Families: The Black History of Birmingham, Part 2; Black but also Native American--the Farmer Family of Wayne County, by Leslie Pielack
Additional articles explore the connection of early Birmingham to the Underground Railroad and anti-slavery activism in early Michigan:
In His Own Words: Birmingham's George Taylor's perilous journey fleeing enslavement in Kentucky, by Donna Casaceli and Leslie Pielack