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 , c2020
- 253 pages ; 22 cm
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.
English
9781328604392
Madison, James (, 1751-1836) Madison family
African American families Racially mixed people- United States---Biography Slaves---Virginia----Biography Freedmen---Texas