Mammy Pleasant"Mary Ellen Pleasant had been born a slave in Georgia, learned voodoo in New Orleans, and arrived in San Francisco early in the gold rush. She ran an upscale boarding house and, inferentially, a bawdy house as well. Her clientele included some of the city's leading citizens. It has been said that she used her money to aid runaway slaves."--Book seller's description |
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... The Life and Times of Wendell Phillips ( Boston , 1901 ) Bancroft , Hubert H. - Early California Annals ( New York , 1849 ) History of California ( San Francisco , 1890 ) Beasley , Delilah L. - Negro Trail Blazers of California ( Los ...
... The Life and Times of Wendell Phillips ( Boston , 1901 ) Bancroft , Hubert H. - Early California Annals ( New York , 1849 ) History of California ( San Francisco , 1890 ) Beasley , Delilah L. - Negro Trail Blazers of California ( Los ...
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