This is a story done on ghost stories that people have truly believed and have become family lore. There are some very good tales in this article, so, if you want to read a good ghost story, you might want to check it out.
After reading this, I’ve decided that I agree with Thomas Adkins’s opinion that ghost stories may help us deal with a lot of issues, including issues about the past or injustices that have not been dealt with. That’s why we have ghost stories about building houses on Native American burial grounds or about Haunted Plantations. There are plenty of famous ghost stories about old haunted plantations where I live.