Judith Giesberg in conversation with Lisa Rayam
Author of Last Seen: The Enduring Search by Formerly Enslaved People to Find Their Lost Families
Venue:
Atlanta History Center: McElreath Hall
130 West Paces Ferry Road NW, Atlanta, GA 30305
Event Description:
Judith Giesberg draws on the archive that she founded-containing almost five thousand letters and advertisements placed by members of the Freedom Generation-to compile these stories in a narrative form for the first time. Her in-depth research turned up additional information about the writers, their families, and their enslavers. With this critical context, she recounts the moving stories of the people who placed the advertisements, the loved ones they tried to find, and the outcome of their quests to reunite.
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