Cranbury Public Library Book Chat discussion

You can find a summary, reviews, author information and discussion questions at http://www.litlovers.com/reading-guid...

To see a picture of the Grimke sisters and read a short biography go to https://www.nwhm.org/online-exhibits/...


The Wikipedia site parallels the novel’s information on Sarah’s childhood. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_M...

Information on Denmark Vesey:
http://www.britannica.com/biography/D...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark...
http://www.blackpast.org/aah/denmark-...

This article was written and published in the June 1861 issue of "The Atlantic". http://www.theatlantic.com/past/issue...

From NPR http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitc...

There's a long history to the Emanuel African Methodist Espiscopal Church in Charleston, S.C.,— affectionately known as "Mother Emanuel" — where nine churchgoers were allegedly shot and killed by 21-year-old Dylann Roof on Wednesday night in what authorities are calling a hate crime. In fact, this church has become a revered symbol of black resistance to slavery and racism.
.... But decades before Washington and King graced its halls, Mother Emanuel was also the spiritual refuge of Denmark Vesey, a former slave turned carpenter who bought his own freedom in 1799, after he won $1,500 from the Charleston lottery. He was described by many as a martyr, and became symbolic of the abolitionist movement. The church was burned to the ground in 1822 because of its association with Vesey.