ABSTRACT
Frederick Douglass The problem of the new millennium remains the color line. That being said, researching and writing this book has been cathartic, intellectually and emotionally. There were many nights working alone in my office when the brutal facts of these cases became overwhelming. I was moved by a mixture of wonder and pride that people of color could continue despite the resistance that met their every move. Sometimes, outrage and indignation forced me to walk away. Yet, I returned to this work, sometimes grudgingly, because these stories needed to be told. In the end, I am a mere witness to the tenacity of spirit demonstrated by generation after generation of Black people in America.
