New Orleans, Louisiana

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New Orleans, Louisiana. The Ric Murphy Book Tour Bus stopped in New Orleans and there is no city like “The Big Easy,” with its jambalaya, Po-Boy, and crawfish; its rhythmic Jazz, Zydeco and Blue Grass sounds on Bourbon Street; and its party atmosphere and people watching–what great fun as always. The book signing at the Sheraton Hotel on Canal Street was such a success, I ran out of books. But, don’t worry, the 30 pounds of books that were taken to the hotle was m...
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Patriot Isaac Carter Chapter

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September 3, 2016, Harlowe Township, Craven County, North Carolina. In an historic moment, the North Carolina Society of the Sons of the American Revolution chartered its newest chapter, the Patriot Isaac Carter Chapter, in honor of fourteen brave African American men who patriotically served in the American Revolutionary War. The Isaac Carter Chapter is the first of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution named after an African-American and is the...
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2016 BCALA Newsletter

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Columbia, SC. The distinguished Black Caucus of the American Library Association in its Spring 2016 BCALA Newsletter, just provided a Book Review for Freedom Road: An American Family Saga from Jamestown to World War. The BCALA serves as an advocate for the development, promotion, and improvement of library services and resources to the nation’s African American community; and provides leadership for the recruitment and professional development of African Amer...ican librarians. For more...
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INDIE Book Awards

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Ric Murphy’s award winning book, Freedom Road: An American Family Saga from Jamestown to World War, will be honored by the 2016 Indie Book Awards as the winner in the Multicultural Non-Fiction category at the Awards Ceremony at the Newberry Library in Chicago on Wednesday May 11th. For authors and publishers the Indie Book Awards is the largest nonprofit organization known as 'Sundance' of the book publishing world, and actively advances the work of distinguished authors interna...
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Readers Favorites Book Review

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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

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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

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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. Th...
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