Help Me to Find My People: The African American Search for Family Lost in Slavery by Heather Andrea Williams

Help Me to Find My People: The African American Search for Family Lost in Slavery

Heather Andrea Williams

missing duration info Add in missing duration information first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction history emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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After the Civil War, African Americans placed poignant "information wanted" advertisements in newspapers, searching for missing family members. Inspired by the power of these ads, Heather Andrea Williams uses slave narratives, letters, interviews,...

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informative 100%
emotional 80%
reflective 60%
challenging 40%
sad 40%
hopeful 20%

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medium 60%
slow 40%

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