They Were Her Property Personal Memoirs Austin writes in breathtaking detail

Austin writes in breathtaking detail about her journey to self-worth and the pitfalls that kill our attempts at racial justice

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two award-winning historians seek both to empower African American women and to show their allies that Black women’s unique ability to make their own communities while combatting centuries of oppression is an essential component in our continued resistance to systemic racism and sexism

” –Jason Reynolds

and second chances

They Were Her Property Personal Memoirs Austin writes in breathtaking detailWinner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in History A bold and searing investigation into the role of white women in the American slave economyCompelling.Renee Graham, Boston Globe Stunning.Rebecca Onion, Slate Makes a vital contribution to our understanding of our past and present.Parul Sehgal, New York Times Bridging womens history, the history of the South, and African American history, this book makes a bold argument about the role of white