Summary of Bettye Kearse's The Other Madisons

Everest Media

Description

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 The story of my family’s griot, Jim, says that Madison had a relationship with one of his slaves, Coreen, that resulted in the birth of a son, Jim, who was sold and sent away when he was a teenager.
#2 I was a debutante in the cotillion, a ball sponsored by the Bay Area chapter of the Links, which was a national organization of wives of prominent black men. Dating back to the seventeenth century, the debutante ball was originally a European tradition to declare young women with the right credentials eligible for marriage.
#3 I was educated in the black middle class, and as a result, I felt pressured to achieve. I wanted to explore life unencumbered by an overprotective family and a watchful black middle-class community. I knew that I could find anything in New York City.
#4 I had a difficult time adjusting to the fact that I was a descendant of African slaves, as opposed to a president. I felt like the reverence for James Madison the directive demanded did not reflect the abuses of slavery.

Sujets

• 19th Century
• Histoire
• United States
• History

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 24 mai 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798822520738
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Insights on Bettye Kearse's The Other Madisons
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Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The story of my family’s griot, Jim, says that Madison had a relationship with one of his slaves, Coreen, that resulted in the birth of a son, Jim, who was sold and sent away when he was a teenager.

#2

I was a debutante in the cotillion, a ball sponsored by the Bay Area chapter of the Links, which was a national organization of wives of prominent black men. Dating back to the seventeenth century, the debutante ball was originally a European tradition to declare young women with the right credentials eligible for marriage.

#3

I was educated in the black middle class, and as a result, I felt pressured to achieve. I wanted to explore life unencumbered by an overprotective family and a watchful black middle-class community. I knew that I could find anything in New York City.

#4

I had a difficult time adjusting to the fact that I was a descendant of African slaves, as opposed to a president. I felt like the reverence for James Madison the directive demanded did not reflect the abuses of slavery.

#5

I was excited to receive the box of pictures, but I was also terrified of becoming a griotte. I had to learn about my family’s history and prepare myself to tell it.

#6

The folktale The People Could Fly is a black folktale that tells the story of how the people in Africa were black and strong, and how they were taken away and sold into slavery.

#7

My mother, aware she was dying, handed over this important role to me. Was I ill. Did her visit mean I was about to lose her. Was this the way it worked.