The Other Madisons : the lost history of a president's Black family
Lost history of a president's Black family
Bettye Kearse.
- Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020
- 253p
Includes bibliographical references.
The new Griotte -- The box -- Family stories -- Footsteps -- Living history -- Destination Jim Crow -- The dentist -- Beads -- The castle -- The museum -- "Visiting" -- Sanctuaries -- In search of the President's son -- Elizabeth -- Free! -- Gramps -- New York memorial -- The plantation's tale -- History. Heritage. Memory.
"A descendant of a slave named Coreen, and-according to oral tradition-her owner, President James Madison, finally shares her family's story."--
9781328603531
2019024942
Madison, James, 1751-1836 --Family. Madison, James, 1751-1836 --relations with African Americans. Madison family. Mandy, active 18th century. Coreen, active 18th century.
African American families--History. Racially mixed people--United States. Slaves--History.--Virginia Freedmen--History.--Texas