Strange Fruit, Volume I by Joel Christian Gill

The stories included in Volume II are: Jourdan Anderson who requested payment from his former slave owner Stagecoach Mary Fields, the first African-American female star route mail carrier Willie Kennard, the Sheriff of the Colorado gold mining town of Yankee Hill Cathay Williams, the only known female Buffalo Soldier Blind Tom Wiggins, an autistic musical prodigy Millie and Christine McCoy, conjoined twins known as 'The Two-Headed Nightingale' Victor Green, the creator and publisher of 'The Green Book for the Negro Motorist' and Eugene Bullard, a fighter pilot who flew for France during WWI. These beautifully illustrated stories offer a refreshing look at remarkable African Americans. Joel Christian Gill offers historical and cultural commentary on heroes whose stories are not often found in history books, such as Cathay Williams, the only known female Buffalo Soldier, and Eugene Bullard, a fighter pilot who flew for France during World War I. This unique graphic anthology offers historical and. Strange Fruit, Volume II: More Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History is a collection of stories from early African American history that represent the oddity of success in the face of great adversity.Įach of the eight illustrated chapters chronicles an uncelebrated African American hero or event. 'Strange Fruit, Volume I' is a collection of stories from African American history that exemplifies success in the face of great adversity. Like all legends, people fade away, but not before leaving an incredible legacy. In this episode of jack Dappa Blues The American Folklorist I speak with American Cartoonist Joel Christian Gill.

Strange Fruit, Volume I by Joel Christian Gill