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Category | Arts & Writing |
Age Groups | Adult, Teen |
5:00pm Thursday April 7, 2022 | In-Person Event
Wright Library Community Room
Meet Josie Olsvig, author of Gullah Tears: The Enslaved Souls of Charleston, and learn about the filming of this story. In the Deep South of antebellum Charleston, enslaved Gullah woman Hentie survives the day-to-day sufferings brought on by her cruel master and the white planter society that controls the institution of slavery. From Hentie's abduction and confinement on a slaver ship, we follow her journey of pain and despair as she begins her new life in a land that causes her much heartache and oppression. Her circumstances are buoyed by the warmth, love and support of her fellow enslaved workers, who lift her up and encourage her to continue on. In partnership with Dayton International Peace Museum.