Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters’ First 100 Years
Author: Sarah L. Delany
In their 200+ combined years, Sadie and Bessie Delany have seen it all. They saw their father, who was born into slavery, become America’s first black Episcopal bishop. They saw their mother–a woman of mixed racial parentage who was born free–give birth to ten children, all of whom would become college-educated, successful professionals in a time when blacks could scarce….Read More
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