Ric Murphy's book Freedom Road: An American Family Saga from Jamestown to World War was featured in the Coral Anniversary Edition of the Journal of the African-American Historical and Genealogical Society. The African-American Historical and Genealogical Society promotes the research, documentation and preservation of African American History and Genealogy, and the organization periodically promotes books of scholarly merit for reading. Visit the AAHGS Facebook and website at www.aahgs.org.
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Author: Ric Murphy
Readers Favorites Book Review
Freedom Road received another five star review, this time from Readers Favorites Book Review. According to Kristi Richardson for Readers' Favorite , “Each time the Free People of Color evolved and improved their conditions, new laws were constructed to hold them back and restrict their success.” Ric Murphy’s history of Joan Cornwall and Bob Murphy in Freedom Road is a fascinating journey through America and our treatment of people of mixed race through...
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South Shore Genealogical Society of Hanover
Hanover, Massachusetts. The Ric Murphy Book Tour Bus attended a number of book signings in the Boston area, including the South Shore Genealogical Society of Hanover, Massachusetts at their 2015 Annual Meeting. It was a beautiful New England spring day, and there were over 100 attendees with a lot of good questions.
I look forward to being invited when I complete my next book, Cuffe's Lane.
Thank you Hanover.
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2015 Annual International Beverly Hills Book Awards
The 2015 Annual International Beverly Hills Book Awards recognized Ric Murphy’s Freedom Road: An American Family Saga from Jamestown to World War as this years winner in the category of African American Non-Fiction. This INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARD CONTEST, was judged by experts from all aspects of the book industry, including publishers, writers, editors, book cover designers and professional copywriters. They selected award winners and finalists based on ...overall excellence.
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Freedom Road Reviews
The book reviews are coming in, and Freedom Road is a hit with the readers and pundits, and everyone likes what they read ! See what they are saying!
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AAHGS 2014 Conference
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. The RIc Murphy Book Tour Bus is thoroughly having fun at the Annual Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society Conference, held in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Meeting new friends and learning a lot about new techniques to conduct genealogical research.
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