Dessa RoseSherley A. Williams highly acclaimed historical novel details two womens fierce strength of will and an unlikely bond despite racial barriers in the pre civil war south. In 1829, in Kentucky, a pregnant black woman helped lead an uprising of a group of slaves headed to the market for sale. She was sentenced to death, but her hanging was delayed until after the birth of her baby. In North Carolina in 1830, a white woman living on an isolated farm was

"Bernice Bob Her Hair

president—his brilliance and vision in a time of national turmoil and Civil War—by focusing on his relationships with the men who worked closely by his side

determined to destroy them

a country that was then culturally isolated from the rest of the world

and how to avoid them

Unconventional Love Poems: Forget flowery verse

watches idly

After snapping a photo

The girl isn’t even in the city limits

But after passion-filled nights

She’s given a code name and a cover as a foreign exchange student

Purposefully raw and profane