新刊『いとこ:奴隷制を通じて繋がった黒人女性と白人女性、過去と互いを見つける』

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Cousins: Connected through slavery, a Black woman and a White woman discover their past -- and each other, Betty Kilby Baldwin & Phoebe Kilby, Walnut Street Books, March 3, 2021

What happens when a White woman, Phoebe, contacts a Black woman, Betty, saying she suspects they are connected through slavery? First surprise? Betty responds, "Hello, Cousin." Betty had fought for an education and won. She broke through the concrete ceiling in the workplace and succeeded. A documentary of her life was about to debut. Without thinking, she invites Phoebe to a family dinner and the premiere of the documentary. Second surprise? She forgot to tell her family who was coming to dinner. Betty finds an activist partner in Phoebe. Cousins indeed, they commit to a path of reconciliation.(引用元