| Description |
xvii, 212 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-212). |
| Contents |
Foreword / by Joy Angela DeGruy -- Introduction -- Crossing the rubicon -- The recalcitrant bat -- Castaways from security island -- Friends on purpose -- Lizard brain -- Shades of gray -- Many rivers to cross -- The past is present -- Colored water -- Cycles of violence -- Forks of the road -- Grave matters -- The crossroads of liberty and commerce -- Truth be told -- The devil's half acre -- Truth, mercy, justice, and peace -- Ripples on a pond -- Notes on methodology -- Acknowledgments -- Notes. |
| Summary |
Chronicles the joint travels of a woman descended from slaves and a man descended from slave-traders as they make their way through twenty-seven states and overseas, reflecting on how slavery has influenced their lives. |
| Subject |
Slavery -- United States -- History.
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United States -- Race relations.
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| Added Author |
Morgan, Sharon Leslie, 1951-
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| ISBN |
9780807014417 alkaline paper $25.95 |
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0807014419 alkaline paper |
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