Peggy Allen Towns
is a local historian of African American history.
She is a native of Decatur, Alabama, and her passion is preserving the voices and legacy of African Americans ...view morePeggy Allen Towns
is a local historian of African American history.
She is a native of Decatur, Alabama, and her passion is preserving the voices and legacy of African Americans in her home town. She lectures and facilitates workshops on genealogy, local people and historical places. She is dedicated to identifying historic places, and as a result of her efforts, several sites have been listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage and the National Register of Historic Places. She has done extensive research documenting her familys history, which led to the discovery of a relative who served with the 110th United States Colored Infantry and the writing of her first book, Duty Driven: The Plight of North Alabamas African Americans During the Civil War.view less