The seat of Jefferson County is Louisville (pop. 1,650) which was the capital of Georgia from 1795 to 1805. In the centre of the town's old-fashioned Common still stands the roofed block on which until 70 years ago slaves were sold at auction. Above the block hangs the bell that summoned buyers and sellers of black flesh from the surrounding countryside. Last week, for the first time in years, proud little Louisville (pronounced Lewisville) found itself in the bright beam of national news.
The Interracial Commission, composed of leading white and Negro...
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