12 Years a Slave: A Must See
Take a box of Kleenex when you go to see Twelve Years a Slave. Yes, it’s sad. But from the screenwriting to the cinematography, this movie won’t disappoint. You can’t
Underground Railroad Nuggets
Sold South
In my book, Dark Enough to See the Stars, the protagonist, Moses, lived and worked on a tobacco plantation in Maryland. He had to plant seedlings in the spring. Once the
How House Slaves and Field Slaves Differed
I learned many things about the history of African American slavery as I did research for my middle grade novel about the Underground Railroad, Dark Enough to "See the Stars.
Wake Up Call
In my book about Moses, a slave boy who runs away on the Underground Railroad, Moses talks about how the overseer would blow a horn every morning, calling the slaves to
When You Wish Upon a Star
In the Walt Disney movie, Pinocchio, Jiminy Cricket sang “When you wish upon a star your dreams come true.” Many people have dreams, but how many people do what it