Isaac Johnson - a former slave. He was a man who escaped the South, fought in the Civil War and found success as a stone mason and writer. In 1897 (published in

William Henry Singleton's Recollections of My Slavery Days is a compelling account of a remarkable journey from slavery to freedom in the American South. Born a

Them Dark Days is a study of the callous, capitalistic nature of the vast rice plantations along the southeastern coast. It is essential reading for anyone whos