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""Black residents of Maryland's Eastern Shore made important contributions to Harriet Tubman's successes. They kept the secrets, hid the freedom seekers, and understood the landscapes that made escape from slavery possible. Many of these communities have disappeared, but Keesha Ha's Oldfield restores one of them to memory, shedding light on a people who thrived against all odds."" - Rona Kobell, journalist and author of What Harriet Left Behind ""Like the spiral of a nautilus shell, Keesha Ha's Oldfield traces the long and powerful history of a Black community in Dorchester County, Maryland. This valuable text deepens our understanding of the Eastern Shore's tradition of Black empowerment and liberation across generations. Ha effectively illustrates how the past is much more than a collection of people, places, and dates. For the Oldfield community's descendants, the past is a living part of who they are that empowers them to keep moving toward liberation."" - Joseph R. Fitzgerald, PhD, author of The Struggle Is Eternal: Gloria Richardson and Black Liberation

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Keesha Ha is a former journalist and retired community college professor. A native of Baltimore, she has traced her family's roots to several of Maryland's plantations and free Black communities. A genealogist and supporter of Black Lives Matter, she continues to research untold histories, including the impact of Johns Hopkins medical studies on Black families. She currently lives in Southern California. This is Ha's first book.

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