My Face Is Black Is True: Callie House and the Struggle for Ex-Slave Reparations | Mary Frances Berry
Offers a portrait of Callie House, a former slave, Nashville seamstress, and widowed mother of five who pioneered original efforts to seek reparations for ex-slaves, and the persecution she faced from the U.S. government for her efforts.
My Face Is Black Is True: Callie House and the Struggle for Ex-Slave Reparations | 
