The Kane Family: Slavery to Freedom at Sotterey
by David G. Brown
This book compiles and preserves the work of descendant and genealogist Agnes Kane Callum. Agnes's decades of research into her family, beginning with her grandfather Henry Kane, who was born enslaved at Sotterley, helped transform how we understand and share our history at Historic Sotterley. Her work uncovered the family histories of hundreds of descendants connected to Sotterley and laid the foundation for a more complete and honest interpretation of our past.
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The Barber Family: From Slavery, Through Segregation, and the Civil Rights Movement
by Donald Barber and David G. Brown
The Barber family are Sotterley Descendants, and this book tells their story against the backdrop of their challenges with post-Civil War economic decline and racism in St. Mary’s County, and the struggle for more self-reliant, prosperous, and fulfilling lives with dignity.
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