Heritage of Power (Marie LaVeaux to Mary Ellen Pleasant) by Susheel Bibbs

By Susheel Bibbs

This, the newest and "enhanced" variation of history of energy, offers a brand new index, extra pictures, and new, in-depth study at the existence and civil-rights legacy of Mary Ellen friendly -- known as "The mom of Civil Rights in California." Did this bold "woman of puzzle" rather relief the abolitionist John Brown in his raid on Harper's Ferry, and used to be she aided via New Orleans’ most famed voodoo queen Marie LaVeaux with a “Heritage of Power”? if this is the case, what was once this background, and the way did their assembly take place? background of strength solutions those questions, clarifies the lives of either ladies, explains Pleasant's name, and establishes her value to modern day civil rights. because it demystifies the lives of either ladies, the paintings provides new examine and files Pleasant's paintings with John Brown. New index, examine, and fabric on John Brown.

To record Mary Pleasant’s civil-rights legacy, this paintings solutions those questions, demystifying the accomplishments of either girls.

utilizing the newest study, this paintings asserts that friendly met LaVeaux, who empowered her to develop into "The mom of Civil Rights in California," and it helps Mary Pleasant’s declare that she certainly "was a pal of John Brown." In so doing, historical past of strength chronicles Pleasant's lifestyles, units Pleasant's it within the context of social activism, and clarifies her conventional Diaspora religion, voodoo/vodou, which aided either girls.
The 2011 revised variation and the 2012 enlarged dimension were retired.

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