Haunted by Slavery: A Memoir of a Southern White Woman in the Freedom Struggle
- ISBN-10
- 1642594105
- ISBN-13
- 9781642594102
- Pages
- 250
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-03-02
- Author
- Gwendolyn Midlo Hall
Description
A stirring memoir by Gwendolyn Midlo Hall: historian of slavery, veteran political activist, and widow of Black Bolshevik author Harry Haywood.
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