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Starting in the 1860s, the people of Covert, Michigan, broke laws and barriers to attempt what then seemed impossible: to love one's neighbor as oneself. This is the inspiring, true story of an extraordinary town where blacks and whites lived as equals.
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Characters/People edit
- William Conner: Add a description of this character.
- Sheridan Tyler
- John Nelson
- Dawson Pompey
- Himebrick Tyler
- Joseph Seaton
- William Frank Conner
- Elizabeth
- Nancy
- Robert
- Thomas Cavanaugh
- Dungill
- Grange
- Walker
- Ora
- Mcclure
- Allen Pompey
- Mary
- William Bright Conner
- Ballou
- Henry Shepard
- Pompeys
- Sternaman
- Louisa
- Daggs
- Lorenzo Pompey
First Sentence edit
Michigan, in the middle of the 1850s, in the middle of the century, in the middle of the nation, in the middle of a crisis that would soon tear it apart.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Anna-Lisa Cox (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 305.896073077413
Subjects edit
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Sociology › Race Relations › America
- Books › History › Americas › United States › State & Local › Michigan
- Books › History › Americas › United States › 19th Century
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Special Groups › Minority Studies
- Books › History › Historical Study › Social History
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