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Kelvin Ray Oxendine
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Beneath the Swamp's Shadow
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Direct Descendants of Henry Berry Lowery
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A Lumbee Night Before Christmas
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Seven Generations- Ancestors of the Present Day Lumbee
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"Some novels recount history; others restore it, lifting it from the margins and placing it firmly where it belongs. “Beneath the Swamp’s Shadow” by Kelvin Ray Oxendine does precisely that. It is not simply a story about the past; it is about the livi"
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"You will not be disappointed, Fantastic book!
I thoroughly enjoyed Beneath the Swamp’s Shadow by Kelvin Ray Oxendine, this is a well written and thought out story. Set in 1958 in North Carolina follows Cecil as he faces threats to his life from Clans." Read more of this review » |
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| Nabukko by K.R. Gadeken drew me in from the very first page. I appreciated how the story immerses the reader in Eff’s confusion and vulnerability with her waking up with no memories, no sense of self, and no understanding of the world around her. Exp ...more | |
“Son, when you stand, you’re not just standing for yourself. You’re standing for every Indian who came before you and every Indian who will come after.”
― Beneath the Swamp's Shadow
― Beneath the Swamp's Shadow
“A reminder of the violence that breeds in the shadows of injustice, like a cottonmouth coiled beneath the swamp's shadow, waiting to strike.”
― Beneath the Swamp's Shadow
― Beneath the Swamp's Shadow
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| Literary Fiction ...: Why is this group so black-centered? | 18 | 191 | Mar 07, 2025 09:45AM |
“Because we’re strong. Because we survived when they tried to erase us. And because we don’t bow our heads to their demands.”
― Beneath the Swamp's Shadow
― Beneath the Swamp's Shadow
“Son, when you stand, you’re not just standing for yourself. You’re standing for every Indian who came before you and every Indian who will come after.”
― Beneath the Swamp's Shadow
― Beneath the Swamp's Shadow
“A reminder of the violence that breeds in the shadows of injustice, like a cottonmouth coiled beneath the swamp's shadow, waiting to strike.”
― Beneath the Swamp's Shadow
― Beneath the Swamp's Shadow
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