"I was able to find the web address for the message board by doing a Google search. And WOW! am I impressed.
"Thank you for your help with the identification of our pieces. You just don't know how much it means to me and my team!!!
"The identification of the pieces of that plate had been a mystery to us for the past couple of years. We never thought we'd be able to find out where and what they came from. It was only recently that I decided to write to a few collector sites just to see what would come of it."
--Alana, USF Africana Heritage Project
NOTE: This e-mail was sent from someone involved with the USF Africana Heritage Project, a project that deals with the lives of slaves and their descendants. If you visit www.africanaheritage.com you can find out more about the Project. David Hoexter, the TCC Website administrator, helped this group identify some plates.