(Algonquin Books) In their free Black community, rooted in still-rural Brooklyn in the days of Reconstruction following the Civil War, Libertie’s mother was a person of high regard, a Black female doctor, though with light skin; she was revered, respected and relied upon. In her position, she was frequently called upon to administer aid and give shelter to passengers on the Underground Railroad who had fared poorly on their journey. Libertie, surely her mother’s daughter by measure of intellect, bore the da … (read more)
