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Kristen Green

Virginia
As seen in: The Washington Post, Smithsonian Magazine, The Salt Lake Tribune, Literary Hub, Brit + Co, Lilith Magazine, Club Solutions
Author of THE DEVIL'S HALF ACRE & SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, a New York Times bestseller. she/her
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The Erased Lives of Enslaved Women Forced to Have the Children of Their Enslavers

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By Kristen Green
| Literary Hub Verified
When she was about thirteen years old, Mary Lumpkin gave birth to a baby girl, the daughter of Robert Lumpkin. Martha Dabney Lumpkin was born enslaved, just like her mother. Like Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley, a Virginia-born enslaved woman forced to have a child with her enslaver even though “she did not wish to give him life,” Mary Lumpkin may not have wanted a child.
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How Mary Lumpkin Liberated the South’s Most Notorius Slave Jail

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By Kristen Green, Carolivia Herron
| Lilith Magazine Verified
Kristen Green & Carolivia Herron April 13, 2022 Just in time for Passover, Lilith is proud to present the liberation story of contributor Carolivia Herron’s foremother, who was born into, and escaped, bondage. With an introduction from Herron, the following is an excerpt from “The Devil’s Half Acre: The Untold Story of How One Woman Liberated the South’s Most Notorious Slave Jail” by Kristen Green. A book about one of my ancestors just came out. Her name is Mary Lumpkin.
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The Enslaved Woman Who Liberated a Slave Jail and Transformed It Into an HBCU Original

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By Kristen Green
| Smithsonian Magazine Verified
The cobblestone streets of downtown Richmond, Virginia, gently slope to a low-lying area where a dark history is hidden. One of the oldest neighborhoods in the city, Shockoe Bottom is marked by throbbing nightclubs, an advertising agency, and a smattering of cafés, hotels and restaurants. Tobacco warehouses perched on the James River are now stylish lofts. Interstate 95 roars over the neighborhood, and Amtrak rails run alongside the highway, shuttling passengers to the historic Main Street Station.
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