lead her to locate not only their pioneer history but to find the previously unknown roots of her mother's family; to Civil War archives, where she discovers the records of the Campbells who fought with Confederate troops; to the Silver Creek plantation in Yazoo, Miss., where the two branches of her family history became one; and to a county near her Virginia hometown where both families started their American journey, completely unknown to each other.
My Confederate Kinfolk examines the origins of some of our most deeply ingrained notions about what makes a family black or white and offers an immensely compelling, intellectually challenging alternative.
Davis will be in Atlanta as part of her book tour on Jan. 19 and 20. She will speak and sign copies of her book on Jan. 19 at The Shrine of the Black Madonna at 6 p.m. and on Jan. 20 at Spelman College at 12:30 p.m. and at the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History at 6:30 p.m.
The book is published by Basic Civitas Books and has a list price of $25.
Davis is a poet, novelist, journalist, playwright, and librettist. Among her work are two novels, 1959 and Maker of Saints; several plays, including "Everybody's Ruby," which premiered at the New York Shakespeare Festival, and, the librettos for "Amistad" and "Malcolm
X." She is also the author of two collections of poetry and two PBS documentaries and has published in numerous magazines and journals.
She lives in New York City.
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