The Blacks Who Built America’s Hometown: An Introduction to “Hannibal’s Invisibles”
Shelley Fisher Fiskin’s introduction to G. Faye Dant’s “Hannibal’s Invisibles” captures why the book is so important.
Tag: Jim’s Journey
“That Friendless Child’s Noise Would Make You Glad”: Unremembered Slaves on Frederick Douglass Day
As a follow-up to a post I wrote earlier this year on Mark Twain’s friendship with Frederick Douglass (who is from Maryland’s Eastern Shore, where I live), I wanted to share the following excerpt from Chris Polk’s article in the Sunday edition of my local paper, The Star Democrat: It was a day for Talbot County’s native son. Frederick Douglass, the legendary former slave, abolitionist author, statesman and more has […]