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Celeste Headlee

@celesteheadlee

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Journalism Prof. at Morgan State, author, speaker. Black/jewish
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Starting in 5 minutes! Join me live to chat about my book, Freedom's Daughters, and voting, badass Black women, how to survive the worst oppression, libraries and books books books. by @celesteheadlee

Come join me in DC! Busboys and Poets on Nov. 10 to talk about brilliant Black women, activism, what we didn't learn from history, libraries, and books, books, books. (And get your book signed.) by @celesteheadlee

Today! 7pm
Join me to talk about the book, about badass women in history, about the echoes of the 19th century that we're living in right now. by @celesteheadlee

"Go out and get this book!"
Thank you, @k10meinzer!! by @celesteheadlee

You in Baltimore?
I'll be at the Morgan State library Tuesday afternoon answering questions and talking about all the forgotten history in the book -- about all the badass women who changed history and never got the credit. by @celesteheadlee

So, DNA testing shows my ancestors are from Portugal, the Azores, Ashkenazi Jewish areas in Belarus, Igboland in Nigeria, and about 5% from Spain.

What race is that? by @celesteheadlee

My book chat from this morning. Join me for the next one on Oct 13, on YouTube, at 6pm. by @celesteheadlee

Today! (Saturday the 10th) at 10am!
Join me for a live chat. I'll read a little from the book and answer questions, plus hear your thoughts. by @celesteheadlee

I’m so excited that @applebooks chose FREEDOM'S DAUGHTERS as an October #MustListen! Check out the audiobook here: apple.co/mustlistens

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“If you’ve ever doubted the power of the alphabet, I challenge you to hold one of these books in your hand and not be moved.” @celesteheadlee, FREEDOM’S DAUGHTERS

What is the Blue Back Speller? Celeste Headlee calls it a tool of liberation, freedom, and empowerment and we couldn’t agree more. Watch Celeste give an introduction to the Blue Back Speller, then grab a copy of her new book, FREEDOM’S DAUGHTERS and take a deeper dive into the history of this small unassuming book and so much more.

FREEDOM’S DAUGHTERS is available now wherever books are sold! by @celesteheadlee

From bestselling author Celeste Headlee, FREEDOM'S DAUGHTERS is an urgent and eye-opening story of the women who risked everything to ensure a generation of Black Americans had the right to read.
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Read by the author, Freedom's Daughters is available wherever you listen to audiobooks. by @celesteheadlee

A beautiful starred review for FREEDOM’S DAUGHTERS, and don’t miss @celesteheadlee on @hereandnowradio 📚

Full review:

Headlee, an award-winning radio journalist and author of Speaking of Race (2021), focuses on the women who risked their safety to help Black Americans learn to read and write after the end of the Civil War. One of these women, Carrie, was the author’s own great-grandmother, and although once enslaved, she dismantled barriers throughout her life. Enslavers in the antebellum era forbade anyone to teach enslaved people how to read and write, and during and after slavery, many women risked their lives to teach these essential skills. These daughters of freedom fought for Black people’s equal access to education, voting rights, health care, home ownership, and more, and also built schools, hospitals, and other needed institutions. They raised the literacy rate among Black Americans from 5 percent in 1860 to 20 percent in 1870, up to 70 percent in 1910. Freedom’s Daughters shines a much-needed light on the women who put their lives on the line to help others. Headlee’s engaging writing style smoothly incorporates her extensive research, and she also makes connections to today’s political climate. It is a must-read for those looking for stories of Black women’s advocacy and triumph, and of fighting back when obstacles seem insurmountable. Essential for public and academic libraries. by @celesteheadlee