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In 1860, an enslaved man named Sheppard Peek was listed among the possessions of William Peek, a white man in Crawfordville.
More than a century and a half later, Sheppard’s great-great-granddaughter has been elected governor of Georgia.
ajc.com/politics/2026/…
More than a century and a half later, Sheppard’s great-great-granddaughter has been elected governor of Georgia.
ajc.com/politics/2026/…
www.ajc.com Keisha Lance Bottoms and the long road from Crawfordville to Governor’s Mansion More than 160 years after her ancestors were enslaved in Georgia, the former Atlanta mayor has made history as the first Black woman elected governor. 
