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At a young age, she was sold and purchased by enslavers, developing skills in herbal medicine and midwifery.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2024

The book combines historical narrative with illustrations depicting African and African American women rising up against their enslavers, often at the cost of their own lives.

From Slate • Mar. 8, 2024

“White enslavers feared that religion, which was often used to quell slave resistance, could incite the exact opposite if practiced without observance.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 30, 2023

The book, a commercial ledger from 1822, holds the names of enslavers who ran cotton plantations on islands along the coast of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.

From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2023

It lingered on, unsustained by the country and despised by its enslavers.

From The Felon's Track History Of The Attempted Outbreak In Ireland, Embracing The Leading Events In The Irish Struggle From The Year 1843 To The Close Of 1848 by Doheny, Michael