Sergeant A.M. Chandler of the 44th Mississippi Infantry Regiment, Co. F., and Silas Chandler, family slave. This photo is an example of how Black Confederates have been memorialized in history and public memory.

On October 9, 2017, Sara Frances Mitchell, a daughter of the city of Macon, slipped from this life to another. Her family and friends, including her siblings, nieces, nephews, and cousins laid her to rest on October 16 at Woodlawn Memorial Park. Although she had been featured in local newspaper articles on various topics throughout her life, beyond her family-placed obituary in the local newspaper, her death was virtually unrecognized by the local media. However, her passing was more than worthy of mention as Maconite Sara Mitchell once served as a key member of Malcolm X’s Organization of Afro-American Unity, the organization he founded after he left the Nation of Islam.

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