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Discoveries: A 'Lost' Photo of Mark Twain's Butler, George

By David Schonauer   Monday May 20, 2024

For years, scholars of Mark Twain  have been fascinated with his butler, George Griffin. Born enslaved, Griffin “was a smart man with incredible social skills,”  Twain scholar Kevin Mac Donnell tells PBS. Many believe, in fact, that Griffin was  the inspiration for Jim, the resourceful runaway slave in Twain’s “Adventures …

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