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With the Civil War on the Horizon, a Family Fights to Preserve Their Stop on the Underground Railroad

Sid Johnson awakens to the sound of gunshots ringing out across his family’s farm. Although his Ma explains away everything as a hunting incident, Sid overhears his parents discussing politics and learns that his family’s home isn’t any ordinary farm; it’s a stop on the Underground Railroad. With this discovery…
Kelsey Hall
September 1, 2022
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A Powerful Tale of Friendship Amid Danger in the Pre-Civil War South

“Powerful, unforgettable, and at points verges on greatness.” — Bruce Bennett, Wells College  “This compelling page-turner is one that readers of all ages will enjoy.” — P.J. McGhee —∞— Some novels entertain, others educate. At a time when books are being banned, we are fortunate that the newly-published Blue-Eyed Slave…
Fiction

“Washington Black” Paints a Fresh Slave Narrative

With history, science and creativity, Esi Edugyan’s Washington Black (Knopf) tells the story of an 11-year-old slave in Barbados and his adventurous escape to freedom.  Washington Black, or Wash, brought up in the sugar cane fields, experienced more than his share of oppression, suffering and abuse. When the slave master's brother,…
Jennifer Blankfein
November 12, 2018
NonfictionTrending

American Truth or Mythology? Historian Revisits the Illustrious Grimke Family

During the late sixties, women scholars began to urge their male colleagues to carve out a place for “herstory” alongside “history.” Over time, with the establishment of women’s studies departments in colleges and universities, second-wave feminists would correct many longstanding legends of American history. Their research produced transformative knowledge while…
Claudia Keenan
November 17, 2022
ListiclesMiscellany

A Brief Primer For Black Poetry Day

Black Poetry Day was established in 1985 to honor Black poets from past to present. Why October 17th you may ask? It’s the birthday of the first Black poet to be published in the United States, Mr. Jupiter Hammon, and the road he paved for those to come. Every year,…
Judy Moreno
October 15, 2021