{"product_id":"the-devils-half-acre-by-kristen-green-9781541675636","title":"The Devil's Half Acre","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe inspiring true story of an enslaved woman who liberated an infamous slave jail and transformed it into one of the nation's first HBCUs.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Half Acre\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Kristen Green draws on years of research to tell the extraordinary and little-known story of young Mary Lumpkin, an enslaved woman who blazed a path of liberation for thousands. She was forced to have the children of a brutal slave trader and live on the premises of his slave jail, known as the \"Devil's Half Acre.\" When she inherited the jail after the death of her slaveholder, she transformed it into \"God's Half Acre,\" a school where Black men could fulfil their dreams. It still exists today as Virginia Union University, one of America's first Historically Black Colleges and Universities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA sweeping narrative of a life in the margins of the American slave trade, \u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Half Acre\u003c\/i\u003e brings Mary Lumpkin into the light. This is the story of the resilience of a woman on the path to freedom, her historic contributions, and her enduring legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46846087659756,"sku":"9781541675636","price":59.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/24834923482736.jpg?v=1758904746","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-devils-half-acre-by-kristen-green-9781541675636","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}