Has the Butler Gone with the Wind?
Frank and I went to see The Butler a few weeks ago. I really enjoyed the movie. It made me cry. The last movie where I cried so much was
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
Three Cheers for Grandparents!
I just returned from a fun-filled, heart-warming trip to see my grandchildren in Virginia Beach. My plane was on time and my connecting flights actually connected when they were supposed
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