Tempest Quotes

“My great-great grandfather was a Tory and fought on the side of the Crown against the rebels.” “He was on the losing side then?”
― Beverly Jenkins, Tempest

“I shot the sheriff?”
― Beverly Jenkins, Tempest

“Another interesting aspect was my brief mention of Dr. Alexander Augusta. Born free in Virginia in 1825, he was the highest ranking Black officer in the Union Army, and went on to become the first African-American professor of medicine.”
― Beverly Jenkins, Tempest

“For me, one of the most compelling and heartbreaking was the incident at Rock Springs. The events told through Colt’s participation are true. In the end, the Chinese did return to work but it took an act of Congress to award them their back pay. The U.S. Army built Camp Pilot Butte in Rock Springs to keep the peace, and stationed soldiers there for the next thirteen years.”
― Beverly Jenkins, Tempest

“Yes, it was and they were furious to find themselves in Rock Springs. Reminded me of the government’s broken treaties with the Native tribes. Promise something knowing it’s a lie.”
― Beverly Jenkins, Tempest

“Two years ago, the Supreme Court handed down an 8–1 decision that found the 1875 Civil Rights unconstitutional.”
― Beverly Jenkins, Tempest

“Livy says when her mama and papa are happy she hears them jumping on the bed at night. Are you going to jump on the bed?”
― Beverly Jenkins, Tempest

“Neither am I. A grown man should be able to acknowledge a sincerely offered apology and converse in sentences consisting of more than five words. Good day, Dr. Lee.”
― Beverly Jenkins, Tempest