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The inspiring true story of an enslaved woman who liberated an infamous slave jail and transformed it into one of the nation's first HBCUs. In The Devil's Half Acre: The Untold Story of How One Woman Liberated the South's Most Notorious Slave Jail (Seal Press, 2022), New York Times bestselling author Kristen Green draws on years of research to tell the extraordinary and little-known story of young Mary Lumpkin, an enslaved woman who blazed a path of liberation for thousands. She was forced to have the children of a brutal slave trader and live on the premises of his slave jail, known as the “Devil's Half Acre.” When she inherited the jail after the death of her slaveholder, she transformed it into “God's Half Acre,” a school where Black men could fulfill their dreams. It still exists today as Virginia Union University, one of America's first Historically Black Colleges and Universities. A sweeping narrative of a life in the margins of the American slave trade, The Devil's Half Acre brings Mary Lumpkin into the light. This is the story of the resilience of a woman on the path to freedom, her historic contributions, and her enduring legacy. Katrina Anderson is a doctoral candidate at the University of Delaware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/biography
The inspiring true story of an enslaved woman who liberated an infamous slave jail and transformed it into one of the nation's first HBCUs. In The Devil's Half Acre: The Untold Story of How One Woman Liberated the South's Most Notorious Slave Jail (Seal Press, 2022), New York Times bestselling author Kristen Green draws on years of research to tell the extraordinary and little-known story of young Mary Lumpkin, an enslaved woman who blazed a path of liberation for thousands. She was forced to have the children of a brutal slave trader and live on the premises of his slave jail, known as the “Devil's Half Acre.” When she inherited the jail after the death of her slaveholder, she transformed it into “God's Half Acre,” a school where Black men could fulfill their dreams. It still exists today as Virginia Union University, one of America's first Historically Black Colleges and Universities. A sweeping narrative of a life in the margins of the American slave trade, The Devil's Half Acre brings Mary Lumpkin into the light. This is the story of the resilience of a woman on the path to freedom, her historic contributions, and her enduring legacy. Katrina Anderson is a doctoral candidate at the University of Delaware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history
The inspiring true story of an enslaved woman who liberated an infamous slave jail and transformed it into one of the nation's first HBCUs. In The Devil's Half Acre: The Untold Story of How One Woman Liberated the South's Most Notorious Slave Jail (Seal Press, 2022), New York Times bestselling author Kristen Green draws on years of research to tell the extraordinary and little-known story of young Mary Lumpkin, an enslaved woman who blazed a path of liberation for thousands. She was forced to have the children of a brutal slave trader and live on the premises of his slave jail, known as the “Devil's Half Acre.” When she inherited the jail after the death of her slaveholder, she transformed it into “God's Half Acre,” a school where Black men could fulfill their dreams. It still exists today as Virginia Union University, one of America's first Historically Black Colleges and Universities. A sweeping narrative of a life in the margins of the American slave trade, The Devil's Half Acre brings Mary Lumpkin into the light. This is the story of the resilience of a woman on the path to freedom, her historic contributions, and her enduring legacy. Katrina Anderson is a doctoral candidate at the University of Delaware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies
The inspiring true story of an enslaved woman who liberated an infamous slave jail and transformed it into one of the nation's first HBCUs. In The Devil's Half Acre: The Untold Story of How One Woman Liberated the South's Most Notorious Slave Jail (Seal Press, 2022), New York Times bestselling author Kristen Green draws on years of research to tell the extraordinary and little-known story of young Mary Lumpkin, an enslaved woman who blazed a path of liberation for thousands. She was forced to have the children of a brutal slave trader and live on the premises of his slave jail, known as the “Devil's Half Acre.” When she inherited the jail after the death of her slaveholder, she transformed it into “God's Half Acre,” a school where Black men could fulfill their dreams. It still exists today as Virginia Union University, one of America's first Historically Black Colleges and Universities. A sweeping narrative of a life in the margins of the American slave trade, The Devil's Half Acre brings Mary Lumpkin into the light. This is the story of the resilience of a woman on the path to freedom, her historic contributions, and her enduring legacy. Katrina Anderson is a doctoral candidate at the University of Delaware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The inspiring true story of an enslaved woman who liberated an infamous slave jail and transformed it into one of the nation's first HBCUs. In The Devil's Half Acre: The Untold Story of How One Woman Liberated the South's Most Notorious Slave Jail (Seal Press, 2022), New York Times bestselling author Kristen Green draws on years of research to tell the extraordinary and little-known story of young Mary Lumpkin, an enslaved woman who blazed a path of liberation for thousands. She was forced to have the children of a brutal slave trader and live on the premises of his slave jail, known as the “Devil's Half Acre.” When she inherited the jail after the death of her slaveholder, she transformed it into “God's Half Acre,” a school where Black men could fulfill their dreams. It still exists today as Virginia Union University, one of America's first Historically Black Colleges and Universities. A sweeping narrative of a life in the margins of the American slave trade, The Devil's Half Acre brings Mary Lumpkin into the light. This is the story of the resilience of a woman on the path to freedom, her historic contributions, and her enduring legacy. Katrina Anderson is a doctoral candidate at the University of Delaware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The inspiring true story of an enslaved woman who liberated an infamous slave jail and transformed it into one of the nation's first HBCUs. In The Devil's Half Acre: The Untold Story of How One Woman Liberated the South's Most Notorious Slave Jail (Seal Press, 2022), New York Times bestselling author Kristen Green draws on years of research to tell the extraordinary and little-known story of young Mary Lumpkin, an enslaved woman who blazed a path of liberation for thousands. She was forced to have the children of a brutal slave trader and live on the premises of his slave jail, known as the “Devil's Half Acre.” When she inherited the jail after the death of her slaveholder, she transformed it into “God's Half Acre,” a school where Black men could fulfill their dreams. It still exists today as Virginia Union University, one of America's first Historically Black Colleges and Universities. A sweeping narrative of a life in the margins of the American slave trade, The Devil's Half Acre brings Mary Lumpkin into the light. This is the story of the resilience of a woman on the path to freedom, her historic contributions, and her enduring legacy. Katrina Anderson is a doctoral candidate at the University of Delaware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The inspiring true story of an enslaved woman who liberated an infamous slave jail and transformed it into one of the nation's first HBCUs. In The Devil's Half Acre: The Untold Story of How One Woman Liberated the South's Most Notorious Slave Jail (Seal Press, 2022), New York Times bestselling author Kristen Green draws on years of research to tell the extraordinary and little-known story of young Mary Lumpkin, an enslaved woman who blazed a path of liberation for thousands. She was forced to have the children of a brutal slave trader and live on the premises of his slave jail, known as the “Devil's Half Acre.” When she inherited the jail after the death of her slaveholder, she transformed it into “God's Half Acre,” a school where Black men could fulfill their dreams. It still exists today as Virginia Union University, one of America's first Historically Black Colleges and Universities. A sweeping narrative of a life in the margins of the American slave trade, The Devil's Half Acre brings Mary Lumpkin into the light. This is the story of the resilience of a woman on the path to freedom, her historic contributions, and her enduring legacy. Katrina Anderson is a doctoral candidate at the University of Delaware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
The inspiring true story of an enslaved woman who liberated an infamous slave jail and transformed it into one of the nation's first HBCUs. In The Devil's Half Acre: The Untold Story of How One Woman Liberated the South's Most Notorious Slave Jail (Seal Press, 2022), New York Times bestselling author Kristen Green draws on years of research to tell the extraordinary and little-known story of young Mary Lumpkin, an enslaved woman who blazed a path of liberation for thousands. She was forced to have the children of a brutal slave trader and live on the premises of his slave jail, known as the “Devil's Half Acre.” When she inherited the jail after the death of her slaveholder, she transformed it into “God's Half Acre,” a school where Black men could fulfill their dreams. It still exists today as Virginia Union University, one of America's first Historically Black Colleges and Universities. A sweeping narrative of a life in the margins of the American slave trade, The Devil's Half Acre brings Mary Lumpkin into the light. This is the story of the resilience of a woman on the path to freedom, her historic contributions, and her enduring legacy. Katrina Anderson is a doctoral candidate at the University of Delaware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/education
The inspiring true story of an enslaved woman who liberated an infamous slave jail and transformed it into one of the nation's first HBCUs. In The Devil's Half Acre: The Untold Story of How One Woman Liberated the South's Most Notorious Slave Jail (Seal Press, 2022), New York Times bestselling author Kristen Green draws on years of research to tell the extraordinary and little-known story of young Mary Lumpkin, an enslaved woman who blazed a path of liberation for thousands. She was forced to have the children of a brutal slave trader and live on the premises of his slave jail, known as the “Devil's Half Acre.” When she inherited the jail after the death of her slaveholder, she transformed it into “God's Half Acre,” a school where Black men could fulfill their dreams. It still exists today as Virginia Union University, one of America's first Historically Black Colleges and Universities. A sweeping narrative of a life in the margins of the American slave trade, The Devil's Half Acre brings Mary Lumpkin into the light. This is the story of the resilience of a woman on the path to freedom, her historic contributions, and her enduring legacy. Katrina Anderson is a doctoral candidate at the University of Delaware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-south
The inspiring true story of an enslaved woman who liberated an infamous slave jail and transformed it into one of the nation's first HBCUs. In The Devil's Half Acre: The Untold Story of How One Woman Liberated the South's Most Notorious Slave Jail (Seal Press, 2022), New York Times bestselling author Kristen Green draws on years of research to tell the extraordinary and little-known story of young Mary Lumpkin, an enslaved woman who blazed a path of liberation for thousands. She was forced to have the children of a brutal slave trader and live on the premises of his slave jail, known as the “Devil's Half Acre.” When she inherited the jail after the death of her slaveholder, she transformed it into “God's Half Acre,” a school where Black men could fulfill their dreams. It still exists today as Virginia Union University, one of America's first Historically Black Colleges and Universities. A sweeping narrative of a life in the margins of the American slave trade, The Devil's Half Acre brings Mary Lumpkin into the light. This is the story of the resilience of a woman on the path to freedom, her historic contributions, and her enduring legacy. Katrina Anderson is a doctoral candidate at the University of Delaware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies
NY Times bestselling author and author of “The Devil's Half Acre: The Untold Story of How One Woman Liberated the South's Most Notorious Slave Jail.” She joins Tavis to unpack her new text which highlights Mary Lumpkin, an enslaved woman who blazed a path of liberation for thousands and a woman who established one of America's first Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Best-selling author and journalist Kristen Green joins Dr. Carolivia Herron to discuss the subject of Green's book and Herron's ancestor, Mary Lumpkin, an enslaved woman who liberated an infamous slave jail and transformed it into one of the nation's first HBCUs. The Devil's Half Acre: The Untold Story of How One Woman Liberated the South's Most Notorious Slave Jail, draws on years of research to tell the extraordinary story of Mary Lumpkin, an enslaved woman who blazed a path of liberation for thousands. She was forced to have the children of a brutal slave trader and live on the premises of his slave jail, known as the “Devil's Half Acre.” When she inherited the jail after the death of her slaveholder, she transformed it into “God's Half Acre,” a school where Black men could fulfill their dreams. It still exists today as Virginia Union University, one of America's first Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Presenter Biographies: Kristen Green is a reporter and the author of The Devil's Half Acre and the New York Times bestseller Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County. She has worked as a journalist for two decades for newspapers including the Boston Globe, the San Diego Union-Tribune, and the Richmond Times-Dispatch. She holds a master's in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School and lives in Richmond with her husband and two daughters. Carolivia Herron is an African American Jewish author, educator and publisher living in Washington, DC. She received her Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of Pennsylvania, and has held multiple professorial appointments, including at Harvard University and the College of William and Mary. Currently she teaches Classics in the English Department of Howard University and has recently been commissioned to write a play about her ancestry. Two of her children's books, Nappy Hair and Always An Olivia, highlight her Virginia heritage. Carolivia Herron is a descendant of Mary Lumpkin.
Kristen Green uncovers the life and legacy of Mary Lumpkin, an enslaved women trapped within the US domestic slave trade. Speaking to Emily Briffett, Kristen explains how Mary fought for her children's freedom, liberated the infamous “Devil's Half Acre” and ultimately founded one of the first historically black colleges and universities in the US. (Ad) Kristen Green is the author of The Devil's Half Acre: The Untold Story of How One Woman Liberated the South's Most Notorious Slave Jail (Seal Press, 2022). Buy it now from Amazon:https://go.skimresources.com?id=71026X1535947&xcust=historyextra-social-histboty&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FDevils-Half-Acre-Liberated-Notorious%2Fdp%2F1541675630 Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jess here. On this week’s episode, I talk with New York Times bestselling author Kristen Green about her first book, Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County: A Family, a Virginia Town, a Civil Rights Battle and her new book, The Devil’s Half-Acre: The Untold Story of How One Woman Liberated the South’s Most Notorious Slave Jail. We go into the process of writing a research-intensive historical nonfiction book, particularly when that book requires the author to investigate and implicate her own family in the darker parts of the story. We also discuss the birth of The Devil’s Half Acre, a tale that involves a lot of challenges including parting ways with one agent and finding another.More than anything else, we discuss the need for authors to believe in themselves and their story. COMING JULY 1: It’s the #AmWriting Blueprint for a Book Challenge! 10 episodes, 10 guests, 10 weeks to you being ready to write your best novel, memoir or non-fiction book this fall. There will be homework. There will be deadlines. Complete all 10 weeks, and you could win a critique of that Blueprint from KJ or Jennie Nash—but you’ll already be a winner, because you’ll have a plan that will put you way ahead of the game. Play for free—or reserve an Author Accelerator critique for your finished product to hold your feet to the fire and make sure you do the work and get bonus episodes and write-alongs. Want details? Ready to sign up? CLICK HERE. PS: Along those lines, Author Accelerator has opened registration for the 2022 Manuscript Incubator, an intensive, 7 month coaching opportunity that offers one-one-one support and guidance for novelists and memoirists planning to have a submission-ready project by early 2023—and includes the opportunity to have that project reviewed by a group of agents and editors when it’s ready. For more information, head to authoraccelerator.com/manuscript-incubator. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit amwriting.substack.com/subscribe
This week on the SouthBound podcast, host Tommy Tomlinson welcomes Kristen Green, the author of an upcoming book called “The Devil's Half Acre,” on the little-known story of a former enslaved woman who helped turn a former slave jail into the beginnings of a historically black university.
Dickey's Doing Good tells good stories about good people doing good things in the community. Our guest this time is Kristen Green with the Dallas Police Department. Senior Corporal Kristen Greene is a Detective in Child Abuse Division of Dallas Police Department. She has been with the Department for more than eight years and is also involved with the Assist the Officer Foundation.
Quinn is hitting the Friends with another History Corner this week! They are delving into the intricacies of Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County by Kristen Green. The book facilitates a conversation surrounding desegregation, education, the Civil Rights Movement, and the quiet subversions of whiteness in the South. Tune in and get in the conversation, too! We want to hear your opinions. email us with thoughts, suggestions, and anything else! hmopodcast1@gmail.comFind us onlineTwitter: @hmofpodInstagram: @hearmeoutfriendsMusic by the talented mothfinger, find them on soundcloud.If you want to contribute to our friend Haley's medical bills and cost of living after she got hit by a car, here are some links. Any little bit helps!Venmo: @Haley_LorraineCashapp: $gaytorrGoFundMe: https://gofund.me/6454f38dDo you watch anime, or read manga? Have you ever been on a trip to Hawaii, or enjoyed the atmosphere of an island in the Pacific? Do you do yoga? Do you eat Thai, Japanese, or Chinese food? Have you ever enjoyed a firework? Then you should care about the increase in hate crimes against Asian Americans If you want to help out, here are some resources:Asian Pacific Community Fund: https://www.apcf.org/covid19-resourcesWelcome to Chinatown: https://www.welcometochinatown.com/#EnoughisEnough: https://givebutter.com/enoughisenoughAsian Mental Health Collective: https://www.asianmhc.org/National Korean American Service & Education Consortium: https://nakasec.org/Hawai'i People's Fund: https://www.hawaiipeoplesfund.org/
Acclaimed facility manager and industry leader Kristen Green is the first Australian to receive the coveted IHRSA Women's Leader Award. Here, she chats with The Fitness Industry Podcast's Oliver Kitchingman about the 5P model for cultural success, the false economy of keeping popular team members who don't exhibit your club's values, and helping your team generate raving fans and referrals.
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Please give a warm welcome to half a cell smarter's first guest, Kristen Green. In this episode, host Isabella Lepp is joined by her friend as they play a game so you get to know them both better.
This episode offers a first-person narrative of what it felt like to live with White privilege in a community riddled with racism, and a historical chronicling of the political landscape leading to change processes. It features Kristen Green, the author of Something Must be Done About Prince Edward County, published by Harper in 2015 to critical acclaim.
On this episode of the Cheats Movement on WRIR, Cheats sits down with Arthur Ashe's nephew David Harris and his business colleague Dontrese Brown on their proposal to change the name of the Boulevard to Arthur Ashe Boulevard. Cheats also speaks with Kristen Green who will be moderating a James River Writers panel on balancing writing and life. Gigi Broadway joins Cheats as they discuss the dueling "Fyre Festival" documentaries and also Kamala Harris's bid for the White House. It's another wonderful episode brought by the good people of Work & Friends. Please subscribe and rate our podcast on Itunes.
Highlights from Kristen Green, Executive Manager Aquafit Fitness and Leisure; Lee Williams, Infinity Leadership; Dominic Wells Clearpoint Communications; John Raymond Head of Coaching at IECL, sharing their leadership moments.
Kristen Green is Executive Manager of the Aquafit Fitness and Leisure in Campbelltown. Hear insights into the challenges facing the fitness industry and some tips on how to stay motivated in our own exercise programs!
In May this year, Kristen Green became the first Australian woman to win the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association’s (IHRSA) Woman Leader Award. Kristen’s passion and commitment to the health industry has seen her build Aquafit into a highly recognised and awarded health facility in Australia.
With over 25 years Fitness Industry Experience, Kristen Green is the Executive General Manager of the multi award winning Aquafit,a large multipurpose fitness & aquatic centre located in South West Sydney.In 2004, Kristen was engaged to start up the Aquafit business. Aquafit was an immediate success, having achieved profitability within 6 months. this role, Kristen has developed and implemented a well-executed strategy to position Aquafit as a valuable community asset, especially for older adults.
Michael Fynan calls Kristen Green, author of SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY. Learn more: https://www.harperacademic.com/book/9780062268686/something-must-be-done-about-prince-edward-county/.
Kristen Green visits The Context of White Supremacy. A journalist by trade, Ms. Green is a Virginia native who adapted her life to research the infamous five year school closure in Prince Edward County. Following the 1954 Brown v Board of Education decision, Racists in Southside Virginia dedicated themselves to White Supremacy in education. They colluded, secured funding, and eventually closed all public schools in the county from 1959 to 1964. They opened private academies for White children during this time, while leaving black children and educators to rot without education. Ms. Green's publication - Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County - explores the details of this historic act of war and her family's involvement in the closing of the schools. Her White grandfather defended keeping black students away from white kids and served as a faculty member for the White Supremacy academy for years. Her memoir suggests that mosts Whites in the area are not greatly and sincerely pained about their actions - even a half century later. #AnswersForMiriamCarey INVEST in The COWS - http://paypal.me/GusTRenegade CALL IN NUMBER: 641.715.3640 CODE 564943# The C.O.W.S. archives: http://tiny.cc/76f6p
In the wake of the Supreme Courtâ??s unanimous decision in the case of Brown v. Board of Education, Virginiaâ??s Prince Edward County refused to obey the law. Rather than desegregate, the county closed its public schools, locking and chaining the doors. The communityâ??s white leaders quickly established a private academy, commandeering supplies from the shuttered public schools to use for their all-white classrooms, while black parents scrambled to find alternative education for their children. For five years, the schools remained closed in Prince Edward County. Author and journalist Kristen Green grew up in Farmville and attended Prince Edward Academy, which didnâ??t open its doors to black students until 1986. Thirty four years after the Supreme Court ended school segregation, Green first began to learn the truth about her hometownâ??s shameful history. As a wife and mother in her own multiracial family, the revelations of the haunting period in our nationâ??s past become more complex and painful as she discovers the role her own grandparents played. Combining hard-hitting investigative journalism and a sweeping family narrative, Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County by Kristen Green is a provocative true story that reveals a little-known chapter of American history.
On today’s episode of Modern Notion Daily, our guest is Kristen Green, author of Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County: A Family, a Virginia Town, a Civil Rights Battle (Harper, June 2015). Green grew up in Farmville, Virginia, where the school district refused to desegregate for five years after they were ordered to…
This week, Mark Vanhoenacker and Kristen Green.
This week, Mark Vanhoenacker talks about “Skyfaring: A Journey With a Pilot”; Alexandra Alter has notes from the publishing world; Kristen Green discusses “Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County”; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Pamela Paul is the host.