{"product_id":"the-african-called-carr-velma-maia-thomas-9781588385833","title":"The African Called Carr: The Ancestral Journey from the Slave Ship Wanderer to Freedom","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn April 1866, Charles Carr entered the Freedman's Savings and Trust in Savannah, Georgia, to open an account. With the help of an agent, he completed the commonly asked questions on the application. His answers were most intriguing and, in at least one regard, perhaps like none other. According to Carr, he was born in the Congo and, like his father and sister, arrived in the United States aboard the slave ship \u003ci\u003eWanderer\u003c\/i\u003e--a vessel that illegally transported more than four hundred Africans to America in 1858, in full defiance of federal laws. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe African Called Carr \u003c\/i\u003etells Charles Carr's story--a sojourn filled with passion, disappointments, setbacks, and determination. Through documents held in the National Archives, Thomas discovers Carr and his community and reveals his account of the Middle Passage, the wisdom and courage of women in his free community, and the pride in the voices of hardworking Black men free from the yoke of bondage. Thomas traces Carr and his descendants as they walk a lonesome path, butting against a system that refuses to yield. In many ways, Carr's story is the story of being Black in America and serves as a reminder to today's African American community of the victories of the past and battles yet to be won.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Velma Maia Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1588385833\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781588385833\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e NewSouth Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Velma Maia Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49001192423679,"sku":"9781588385833","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-african-called-carr-velma-maia-thomas-9781588385833","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}