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This was a powerful look at the sin of slavery and how communities are still affected by it today. McGill uses his nights in those cabins to show the impact to the story of the people who suffered under slavery, but also to help the reader understand the bond that the enslaved people had to each other. I really enjoyed when he discusses the meetings he had with historians and preservationists, seeing how each group tells the story.

I got to meet the author today and hear him speak alongside author Joseph McGill Jr. I was very fortunate to have their books signed for me afterwards.

Link to the poetry of Henry Timrod here: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/845/845-h/845-h.htm

I‘ll be reading about this man and what he had to say in his poetry. I am sure there is something important to be found in it, regarding the painful and ugly stain of slavery in the South.

Authors Joseph McGill Jr and Herb Frazier came to the historic Timrod Library today to talk about their book ‘Sleeping with the Ancestors: How I Followed the Footprints of Slavery‘. Herb is the author of several other books. Spending the night in the old slave dwellings is a powerful way to get in touch with the ancestors. Having deep and hard conversations about race and privilege around the campfire before going to sleep in the cabin, is a⬇️

Is there an app that will tell you what your library has? For example, you want to read a new book that was just recently released. You can search for it in the app on your library‘s shelves, and it will tell you whether or not it‘s there/waiting time, etc.

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This is a book I‘ve really been wanting to jump into next.