Settlin': Stories of Madison's Early African American Families [Paperback - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. John and Luberta Mosley ran a pool hall and barbershop on West Washingon Avenue. Hilton Hanna performed readings of African American poetry to start conversations about racism. Elsa Shivers hosted Black musicians when they were performing in town. William Gothard worked at Oscar Mayer for thirty-seven years. Myra Allison integrated an unofficially all-White diner on the Capitol Square by insisting on eating there, even after the police had been called. These are a few of the stories that have been largely missing from one Midwestern city's historic narrative. In an unprecedented collection of oral histories detailing the small but robust Black community that has been here since the 1800s, the descendants of Madison's earliest Black families finally add their lives to the record. Told in rich detail and in their own words, their accounts are both deeply personal and broadly relevant-evoking similarly overlooked tales that could be told in cities around the country. Book jacket.

Settlin? : Stories of Madison's Early African American Families, Used [Paperback]