Homelands and Waterways: The American Journey of the Bond Family, 1846-1926
by By Alexander, Adele Logan
Category: Biography & Autobiography , Cultural Heritage

Homelands and Waterways is a monumental history that traces the rise of a resolute African American family (the author's own) from privation to the middle class. In so doing, it explodes the stereotypes that have shaped and distorted our thinking about African Americans - both as slaves and in freedom. Adele Logan Alexander's account is the result of extensive interviews and exhaustive research in government, church, and academic archives, as well as in private papers and photographic collections.