Born into slavery on the tiny Caribbean island of Montserrat, Doll bought her freedom–and that of her sister and her mother–from her Irish planter father
Imagine being born a slave and ascending to the point where you can buy your freedom and the freedom of your family. Now, imagine that
Rolling out spoke with Vanessa Riley about the release of her new book, Island Queen. The incredible true-life story of Dorothy Kirwan Thomas, a free
Award-winning bestselling Historical Fiction and Historical Romance author, Dr. Vanessa Riley joined Shay Baby on the Brown Book Series to have a novel experience with
