African American Authors Book Discussion - In Person

"The American Queen" by Vanessa Miller

Explore powerful stories by authors of African, Caribbean, and African American heritage. June's book is "The American Queen" by Vanessa Miller.

Join the African American Authors group to read and learn about books by authors of African, Caribbean, and African American descent. This group meets on the 4th Sunday of the month at Germantown Library. This month the group is discussing "The American Queen" by Vanessa Miller. This event will take place in the Group Meeting Room 5 on the lower level.

"There is only one known queen who ruled a kingdom on American soil. This is her story. In 1869 a kingdom rose in the South. And Louella was its queen. Over the twenty-four years she's been enslaved on the Montgomery Plantation, Louella learned to feel one thing: hate. Hate for the man who sold her mother. Hate for the overseer who left her daddy to hang from a noose. Hate so powerful there's no room in her heart for love, not even for the honorable Reverend William, whom she likes and respects enough to marry. But when William finally listens to Louella's pleas and leads the formerly enslaved people out of their plantation, Louella begins to replace her hate with hope. Hope that they will find a place where they can live free from fear. Hope that despite her many unanswered prayers, she can learn to trust for new miracles. Soon, William and Louella become the appointed king and queen of their self-proclaimed Kingdom of the Happy Land. And though they are still surrounded by opposition, they continue to share a message of joy and goodness-and fight for the freedom and dignity of all. Transformative and breathtakingly honest, “The American Queen” shares the unsung true history of a kingdom built as a refuge for the courageous people who dared to dream of a different way of life."  MCPL Catalogue.

This title is available on Hoopla an eBook and as an eAudiobook.

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