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Mary Boykin Chesnut, Part 6 - Supplies and Clothes Mary's Diary Entry: August 27, 1861 - Mary reflects on the need for supplies and clothes in the Southern Army. Backstory: Eighty percent of the...
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Mary McLeod Bethune, Part 4 - Opens Her First School Unable to find a position as an African American, she returns to Maysville with her husband Albertus, a fellow teacher. They find a schoolhouse in...
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Mary Boykin Chesnut, Part 7 - Bails and Customs Mary's Diary Entry: March 11, 1861 - Mary remembers the bails and customs that still were in place at the beginning of the war. Backstory: More...
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Part 4 of the Modjeska Simkins story. An African American girl born to a half-white, half-black brick mason, Modjeska came from relative wealth and married into wealth, but dedicated her life to...
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Mary Boykin Chesnut, Part 9 - Wartime Challenges Mary's Diary Entry: June 24, 1862 - Mary’s diary further explains the challenges of life during wartime. Backstory: During Pickett’s charge at the...
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Part 2 of the story of Sarah Moore Grimké and Angelina Emily Grimké. Sarah Moore Grimké (1792-1873) and Angelina Emily Grimké (1805-1879) followed a similar path, speaking out and leaving home to join...
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Grace and Rachel Martin, Part 2 - A Different Path The Martins convince the courier to take a path that will add time to his route. They hatch a plan to dress as men and use a gun to coerce him to...
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The introduction to the story of Sarah Moore Grimké and Angelina Emily Grimké. Sarah Moore Grimké (1792-1873) and Angelina Emily Grimké (1805-1879) followed a similar path, speaking out and leaving...
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Grace and Rachel Martin, Part 1 - Vital Information Revealed The Martins compliment the soldier until he reveals the information he is carrying, which proves to be very vital information.
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Mary McLeod Bethune, Part 2 - Mary's School Years At eleven years old Mary begins to learn from Miss Emma Wilson at a school for black children.