Saidiya Hartman's ancestors were forced migrants from Africa's Gold Coast. She retraced their steps, and in doing so learned a great deal about the Atlantic slave trade and the horrors of the Middle Passage. Her new book is Lose Your Mother.
Events: Saidiya Hartman will be speaking and signing books
Wednesday, February 7 at 6 pm
The Hue-Man Bookstore
2319 Frederick Douglass Boulevard, between 124th and 125th Street
Events: Saidiya Hartman will be speaking and signing books
Wednesday, February 7 at 6 pm
The Hue-Man Bookstore
2319 Frederick Douglass Boulevard, between 124th and 125th Street
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