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The Devil's Half Acre: The Untold Story of How One Woman Liberated the South's Most Notorious Slave Jail

Kristen Green

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Description:The inspiring true story of an enslaved woman who liberated an infamous slave jail and transformed it into one of the nation's first HBCUs In The Devil's Half Acre, New York Times bestselling author Kristen Green draws on years of research to tell the extraordinary and little-known story of young Mary Lumpkin, an enslaved woman who blazed a path of liberation for thousands. She was forced to have the children of a brutal slave trader and live on the premises of his slave jail, known as the Devil's Half Acre. When she inherited the jail after the death of her slaveholder, she transformed it into God's Half Acre, a school where Black men could fulfill their dreams. It still exists today as Virginia Union University, one of America's first Historically Black Colleges and Universities.A sweeping narrative of a life in the margins of the American slave trade, The Devil's Half Acre brings Mary Lumpkin into the light. This is the story of the resilience of a woman on the path to freedom, her historic contributions, and her enduring legacy.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Devil's Half Acre: The Untold Story of How One Woman Liberated the South's Most Notorious Slave Jail. To get started finding The Devil's Half Acre: The Untold Story of How One Woman Liberated the South's Most Notorious Slave Jail, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The inspiring true story of an enslaved woman who liberated an infamous slave jail and transformed it into one of the nation's first HBCUs In The Devil's Half Acre, New York Times bestselling author Kristen Green draws on years of research to tell the extraordinary and little-known story of young Mary Lumpkin, an enslaved woman who blazed a path of liberation for thousands. She was forced to have the children of a brutal slave trader and live on the premises of his slave jail, known as the Devil's Half Acre. When she inherited the jail after the death of her slaveholder, she transformed it into God's Half Acre, a school where Black men could fulfill their dreams. It still exists today as Virginia Union University, one of America's first Historically Black Colleges and Universities.A sweeping narrative of a life in the margins of the American slave trade, The Devil's Half Acre brings Mary Lumpkin into the light. This is the story of the resilience of a woman on the path to freedom, her historic contributions, and her enduring legacy.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Devil's Half Acre: The Untold Story of How One Woman Liberated the South's Most Notorious Slave Jail. To get started finding The Devil's Half Acre: The Untold Story of How One Woman Liberated the South's Most Notorious Slave Jail, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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The Devil's Half Acre: The Untold Story of How One Woman Liberated the South's Most Notorious Slave Jail

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