Ric Murphy's award-winning book, "Freedom Road: An American Family Saga from Jamestown to World War" is an historic account of the oldest recorded African American family, and their participation and rich contributions to American history over a four hundred year period. It is a compilation of well-documented individual stories that begins in Africa in 1483, and from there, spans over fifteen generations and three continents, and definitively changes our understanding of American history, showcasing the significant role that one African American family has played from colonial American history to present day.Freedom Road is an exciting and compelling American saga that captivates readers with the story of the enslavement of John Gowen, one of the first Africans brought to America, and the first to be set free; the story of Thomas and Rebecca Cornell, forced to leave England because of their religious beliefs, and how they became known as the family of Presidents; and the story of the daring escape of Othello and Thomas Fraction from their cruel, vindictive slave master, himself the brother of a Confederate Senator and the son of a Virginia governor.Freedom Road is enthralling, resounding, and evocative; it challenges the reader to have a better understanding of American history, and inspires them to learn about their own family history. If you like history, family sagas or intrigue, Freedom Road is a must read.

Freedom Road: An American Family Saga from Jamestown to World War

Politics & Social Sciences

Murphy, Ric

Social Sciences

Franklin Pearson Publishing (RM Books LLC)

The Journal of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society is an annual publication of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. It provides a medium for publishing original manuscripts, articles, and information on African and African American history and genealogy. The Journal is committed to documenting and preserving the African and African American experience by publishing historical and genealogical subject matter of interest to the African American family researcher and facilitating the dissemination of historical and genealogical resources that will assist in African American family research.This special edition commemorates the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first Africans in British North America. The curated articles document research on a variety of topics including: the story of how and why Africans were taken from Angola and arrived in the North American British colony; the ship that carried Africans away from their homeland; and how their lives were influenced by religion and a succession of local and regional laws. Readers will learn the lineage of some of the Angolans and special ads celebrate African American families.

Journal of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society

History

Pearson, Calvin

Stephens, Tim

and Genealogical Society, Afro-American Historical

Livingston Ph.D., Samuel

Matin D. Min, Khadijah

McDowell Ph.D., Evelyn

Nelson, Zann

Stephenson, Gene

Americas

Independently published

In 1619, a group of thirty-two African men, women and children arrived on the shores of Virginia. They had been kidnapped in the royal city of Kabasa, Angola, and forced aboard the Spanish slave ship San Juan Bautista. The ship was attacked by privateers, and the captives were taken by the English to their New World colony. This group has been shrouded in controversy ever since. Historian Ric Murphy documents a fascinating story of colonialism, treason, piracy, kidnapping, enslavement and British law.

Arrival of the First Africans in Virginia (American Heritage)

The History Press

The first African-American aircraft carrier commander, Rear Admiral Lawrence Cleveland Chambers (1929- ) played a prominent role as captain of the USS Midway during the Vietnam War. During the evacuation of Saigon--known as Operation Frequent Wind--he famously ordered several UH-1 helicopters pushed overboard to make room for an escaping South Vietnamese Air Force major to land his Cessna. Chambers, who had only commanded Midway for a few weeks, gave the order believing (wrongly) that he would be court-martialed for the $10 million loss. This biography covers his early life and military career, including his role in the desegregation of the U.S. Navy during a period racial strife.

Rear Admiral Larry Chambers, USN: First African American to Command an Aircraft Carrier

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

McFarland Company

Winner, Phillis Wheatley Award for Historical Nonfiction Historical Research-Era--Sons &amp; Daughters of the United States Middle Passage 
 From its origination, Arlington National Cemetery's history has been compellingly intertwined with that of African Americans. This book explains how the grounds of Arlington House, formerly the home of Robert E. Lee and a plantation of the enslaved, became a military camp for Federal troops, a freedmen's village and farm, and America's most important burial ground. During the Civil War, the property served as a pauper's cemetery for men too poor to be returned to their families, and some of the very first war dead to be buried there include over 1,500 men who served in the United States Colored Troops. More than 3,800 former slaves are interred in section 27, the property's original cemetery.

Section 27 and Freedman's Village in Arlington National Cemetery: The African American History of America's Most Hallowed Ground

Stephens, Timothy

Africa

McFarland

Ric Murphy's award-winning book, "Freedom Road: An American Family Saga from Jamestown to World War" is an historic account of the oldest recorded African American family, and their participation and rich contributions to American history over a four hundred year period. It is a compilation of well-documented individual stories that begins in Africa in 1483, and from there, spans over fifteen generations and three continents, and definitively changes our understanding of American history, showcasing the significant role that one African American family has played from colonial American history to present day. Freedom Road is an exciting and compelling American saga that captivates readers with the story of the enslavement of John Gowen, one of the first Africans brought to America, and the first to be set free; the story of Thomas and Rebecca Cornell, forced to leave England because of their religious beliefs, and how they became known as the family of Presidents; and the story of the daring escape of Othello and Thomas Fraction from their cruel, vindictive slave master, himself the brother of a Confederate Senator and the son of a Virginia governor. Freedom Road is enthralling, resounding, and evocative; it challenges the reader to have a better understanding of American history, and inspires them to learn about their own family history. If you like history, family sagas or intrigue, Freedom Road is a must read.

AuthorHouse

FREEDOM ROAD: An American Family Saga from Jamestown to World War

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Journal of the Society of the First African Families of English America

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