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Rosemary S, Librarian
She was born a slave, but she escaped to the North where she was taken in by a doctor and his wife. Now with the Civil War over, Effie Jones has returned to the south, putting her education to good use as she becomes an embalmer with a local funeral director. Slavery may no longer exist, but racial tensions run high in the new south. A fascinating look at life immediately after the War for a young black woman of education
