Title	Newspaper Article Entitled "Hannibal Christened After Black General"
Date of Original	Unknown
Date of Digital	13 November 2004
Description	HANNIBAL, MO - This newspaper article explains how the town of Hannibal was named after the Carthaginian General, Hannibal, who was of African descent.  Although best remembered for his cunning defeats of the Roman army, when he himself was defeated by the Roman General Scipio, Hannibal became a Carthaginian statesman.
Creator	Hannibal Courier-Post (Hannibal, Mo.)
Publisher	Hannibal Free Public Library (Hannibal, MO)
Subject	Hannibal (Mo.)  -- Name origins.
Subject	Hannibal, 247-182 B.C.
Subject	Generals -- Tunisia -- Carthage (Extinct city).
Original Format	Newspaper article
Digital Format	jpg
Identifier	B7252