Devoted wife, White House maid, reluctant activist…

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About Let Us March On

I’m just a college-educated Southerner with a passion for books. My husband says I’m too bold, too sharp, too unrelenting. Others say I helped spearhead the Civil Rights movement of our time. President Roosevelt says I’m too spunky and spirited for my own good.

Who am I?

I am Elizabeth “Lizzie” McDuffie. 

 And this is my story…

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About Shara

SHARA MOON is a first-generation Haitian American writer with a passion for uncovering overlooked stories of Black women in history. A former college writing instructor, she holds degrees from the University of Central Florida and the City College of New York. She is the author of the historical novels Let Us March On and The Color of Sacrifice.

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A post-WWI story about a grieving mother fighting against the atrocities of Jim Crow to honor her fallen son, and a young widow struggling to cope with the loss of her husband while raising their son without him. In this dual-POV novel, two mothers are forced to relive their pain when faced with an unprecedented opportunity that threatens to tear them apart.

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