Author Sidney Morrison captivates Cleveland audience with a bold, fictional take on Frederick Douglass’s life
Author Sidney Morrison captivated a diverse audience at a recent speaking engagement at the Cleveland Public Library, ...
7 Must-Read Historical Fiction Books That Will Transport You In Time
Inspired by abolitionist Sarah Grimké, this novel tackles themes of slavery and women's rights in early 19th-century Charleston This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel reimagines the Underground Railroad as ...
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A long unhappy road: Prolific writer follows slave trade to present day
John Edgar Wideman, acclaimed author of more than 25 books, has written yet another full-hearted volume. It's called ...
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The Unexpected Diva by Tiffany L. Warren: Book Review
In a time when the very notion of a Black woman commanding a stage was unheard of, Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield defied ...
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Texas Reclassifying Book On Colonization As Fiction: 'Threat To The Freedom To Read'
A Texas county's decision to reclassify a historical account of Indigenous colonization as fiction has sparked outrage among anti-censorship advocates, book publisher Penguin Random House and the ...
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John Edgar Wideman traces the ‘Slaveroad’ that leads up to today
It’s called “Slaveroad,” a genre-defying and clear-eyed meditation on the roiling effects of trans-Atlantic slavery ... stories in the book, some of them also channeling historical figures ...