The Grapevine

Long living Elberton resident, Hattie Rucker Smith Cade (1879-1985), shared the heroic deeds of the two slaves, Kate and Jack Heard, Revolutionary War heroes, with the community. It is a tale that was passed along to her through word of mouth. A lot of history has been lost from the time of the actual deed to now through this method of record keeping. The grapevine has never been a reliable source for information. In many cases however, for early African American history, that is all we have, tales passed along through the grapevine.