{"product_id":"ailas-journal-a-tale-of-southern-reconstruction","title":"Aila's Journal: A Tale of Southern Reconstruction","description":"Relive the story of two young women, one White, one Black, as they struggle for survival, dignity, and purpose against the tide of history in the late nineteenth century.\nAila’s Journal tells the story of Aila MacKenzie, a White indentured servant, and Mary Jane Sanders, a Black slave, who meet at age thirteen on a small farm near Wilmington, North Carolina. The Civil War has left the South, the community, and personal lives in shambles. Jubilation over the emancipation of the slaves had been replaced by oppression, discrimination, hatred, and violence directed toward Blacks and their sympathizers. The two women struggle together with hardships during the war and Reconstruction into the Jim Crow era, culminating in the 1898 race riot and coup d’état in Wilmington. Through their shared experiences, they become lifelong friends.\nFor the author, Aila’s Journal is a work of introspection, the primary purpose of which is to encourage examination of history's relevance to our values today. As such, publication and sale will be on a not-for-profit basis.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B0C9S7QFD6\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.B0C9S7QFD6.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Clemmons, Charles M.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41841703747642,"sku":"DBV.B0C9S7QFD6.G","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/B0C9S7QFD6-0.jpg?v=1792897802","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/ailas-journal-a-tale-of-southern-reconstruction","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}