The Devil's Half Acre: The Untold Story of How One Woman Liberated the South's Most Notorious Slave Jail
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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 , NewYorkTimes bestselling author Kristen Greendrawson years of researchto tell the extraordinary and little-known story of youngMary Lumpkin, anenslaved woman who blazed a path of liberationfor thousands.She was forced to have the children of a brutalslave 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.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1541675630
ISBN13:9781541675636
Release Date:April 2022
Publisher:Seal Press (CA)
Length:352 Pages
Weight:1.27 lbs.
Dimensions:1.4" x 5.9" x 8.7"
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