![]() They enabled the British to escalate their onshore attacks and to capture and burn Washington, D.C. As guides, pilots, sailors, and marines, the former slaves used their intimate knowledge of the countryside to transform the war. The runaways pressured the British admirals into becoming liberators. ![]() Over many nights, hundreds of slaves paddled out to the warships seeking protection for their families from the ravages of slavery. In 1813 those angels appeared in the bay as British warships coming to punish the Americans for declaring war on the empire. ![]() Frederick Douglass recalled that slaves living along Chesapeake Bay longingly viewed sailing ships as "freedom’s swift-winged angels". This searing story of slavery and freedom in the Chesapeake by a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian reveals the pivot in the nation’s path between the founding and civil war. ![]()
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![]() ![]() She is subjected to a great deal of sexism in the party as well as her own personal obstacles when becoming head of the party from 1974 to 1977. Brown describes her experiences in developing a black consciousness, and later, a feminist consciousness. She later ends the affair, and through her neighbor begins to meet people involved in the Black Panther Party. Īt age 19, Brown moves to California, where she has a love affair with Jay Kennedy. She'd act "white" while hanging out with her school friends, and "black" when with the girls in her neighborhood. From that point on, Brown describes being a part of two worlds. Due to her mother's persistence, she is able to attend an experimental elementary school in a nice neighborhood and becomes friends with some Jewish girls. In the early chapters of the book, Brown recalls growing up on York Street in a rough neighborhood of North Philadelphia. The book follows her life from childhood up through her activism with the Black Panther Party. A Taste of Power: A Black Woman's Story ( Pantheon Books, 1992) is a memoir written by Elaine Brown. ![]() ![]() ![]() While their mistakes and insecurities felt a bit ridiculous, they were really true for the time period. ![]() ![]() I can’t say how accurate this book is involving particular historical details, but it surely is a fun read and a great setting for the story.I thought that the characters were really fleshed out in this one. Yes, it was technically a rebellion, but I still don't think it should have been in the title. She questioned the system that was in place and decided she had to make her own choices, but I wouldn't consider her rebellious with the bad connotations of that word.This book is set just before the American Revolution, which I find to be a fascinating time in history. ![]() That makes her sound like a bratty teenager. It sounds like the heroine has a rebellious heart, which is NOT an attractive quality. Review 2: Okay, I'm going to start out with a gripe to get it out of the way - the title was REALLY stupid. I may read some of her others in the future if I need fillers. Her style is completely unimaginative, though, and I began to feel like I was reading the same story over and over, just with different names. It was my favorite of the three that I read. This one was based on John and Abigail Adams (as in the 2nd president of the US). I didn't know this before I read a few, but they are based on true historical characters. They are inspiration/Christian historical romances, I guess. Review 1: I picked up a few of her books for fillers. ![]() |