Book Discussion: "All That She Carried" OR "Wake" (hybrid)
Schedule
Thu Mar 13 2025 at 10:00 am to 11:00 am
UTC-04:00Location
225 N High St, West Chester, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19380 | West Chester, PA
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Join the discussion! The bi-monthly CCHC book group selected two books for the March 13th date:All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley’s Sack, a Black Family Keepsake by Tiya Miles
“In 1850s South Carolina, an enslaved woman named Rose faced a crisis: the imminent sale of her daughter Ashley. Thinking quickly, she packed a cotton bag for her with a few items, and, soon after, the nine-year-old girl was separated from her mother and sold. Decades later, Ashley’s granddaughter Ruth embroidered this family history on the sack in spare, haunting language.
In this award-winning publication historian Tiya Miles carefully traces these women’s faint presence in archival records to write a singular history of the experience of slavery, and the uncertain freedom afterward, in the United States. It is a poignant story of resilience and love passed down against steep odds. It honors the creativity and resourcefulness of people who preserved family ties when official systems refused to do so, and it serves as a visionary illustration of how to reconstruct and recount their stories today.” – from Amazon.com
Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts
“Women warriors planned and led revolts on slave ships during the Middle Passage. They fought their enslavers throughout the Americas. And then they were erased from history. Wake tells the “riveting” (Angela Y. Davis) story of Dr. Rebecca Hall, a historian, granddaughter of slaves, and a woman haunted by the legacy of slavery. The accepted history of slave revolts has always told her that enslaved women took a back seat. She finds women warriors everywhere. Using a “remarkable blend of passion and fact, action and reflection” (NPR), Rebecca constructs the likely pasts of Adono and Alele, women rebels who fought for freedom during the Middle Passage, as well as the stories of women who led slave revolts in Colonial New York. We also follow Rebecca’s own story as the legacy of slavery shapes her life, both during her time as a successful attorney and later as a historian seeking the past that haunts her.” – from Amazon.com
This is a hybrid discussion. Onsite participants meet at Chester County History Center. A Zoom link will be provided to virtual participants a few days in advance.
Registration is Pay as You Wish. All donations support the mission of CCHC and are greatly appreciated.
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Where is it happening?
225 N High St, West Chester, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19380Event Location & Nearby Stays:
