Living on Provisions of the Holy Spirit: A Narrative of the Harry B. Penn Story
Royce Rucker
Feb 2022 · Gatekeeper Press
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Whoever knew West Virginia would be the promised land for hundreds of thousands African-Americans escaping the hardships of the South after the Emancipation Proclamation. Freedom comes in many forms. West Virginia became a refuge for individuals looking for a better life, but It sometimes came with a deadly price. This book captures the spirit of one family's devotion for one another and the drive to never give up on the American Dream at a time in the United States when dreams of Black business owners were plentiful, but the reality of Black business ownership was just a dream.
Whoever knew West Virginia would be the promised land for hundreds of thousands African-Americans escaping the hardships of the South after the Emancipation Proclamation. Freedom comes in many forms. West Virginia became a refuge for individuals looking for a better life, but It sometimes came wi...
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Special thanks to
Flora Mae Eggleston
Jerome Pearson
Jennie-Mae Smith
The Late Johnny Smith
The Late Anne Pack for inspirational storytelling about this family, passed down the ancestral ladder that helped edify this story.
For photos and support, I would like to thank Sonya Penn, Denice Penn, Candy Davidson, and the Rucker family.
A special thanks to;
Radford University’s Michael Barber for surveying the slave cemetery at Reynolds Homestead at Rock Springs plantation in Critz Virginia.
Special thanks to
Flora Mae Eggleston
Jerome Pearson
Jennie-Mae Smith
The Late Johnny Smith
The Late Anne Pack for inspirational storytelling about this family, passed down the ancestral ladder that helped edify this story.
For photos and support, I would like to thank Sonya Penn, Denice Pe...
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