The other Madisons : the lost history of a president's Black family
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Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020.
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x, 253 pages : illustrations, genealogical table, portraits ; 22 cm
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Brigadier General Charles E. McGee (Silver Spring) - Adult Non-Fiction
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Published
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020.
Format
Book
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-253).
Description
For thousands of years, West African griots and griottes have recited the stories of their people. Because of this, Kearse learned she is a descendant of President James Madison and his slave-- and half-sister-- Coreen. This family history was intended to be a source of pride, but for Kearse it echoed with abuses of slavery, including rape and incest. She embarked on a journey of discovery of her ancestors, the nation, and herself. When she tried to confirm the information her ancestors had passed down, she encountered obstacles at every turn. This is her saga of an extraordinary American family-- told by a griotte in search of the whole story. -- adapted from jacket
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LC Subjects
African American families -- History.
Coreen, -- active 18th century.
Freedmen -- Texas -- History.
Madison family.
Madison, James, -- 1751-1836 -- Family.
Madison, James, -- 1751-1836 -- Relations with African Americans.
Mandy, -- active 18th century.
Racially mixed people -- United States.
Slaves -- Virginia -- History.
United States.
Coreen, -- active 18th century.
Freedmen -- Texas -- History.
Madison family.
Madison, James, -- 1751-1836 -- Family.
Madison, James, -- 1751-1836 -- Relations with African Americans.
Mandy, -- active 18th century.
Racially mixed people -- United States.
Slaves -- Virginia -- History.
United States.
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