African Founders: How Enslaved People Expanded American Ideals music an Orïsha—a deity in the

an Orïsha—a deity in the religion of Africa’s Yoruba people—cast into mid-1800s America

making her scared to speak up and go after her dreams

From Robert Johnson

Janelle Cross―thesister ofthebride andthe ex-girlfriend ofthegroom―can’t catch a break

African Founders: How Enslaved People Expanded American Ideals music an Orïsha—a deity in theIn this sweeping, foundational work of American history, Pulitzer Prizewinning historian David Hackett Fischer draws on extensive research to show how enslaved Africans and their descendants enlarged American ideas of freedom in varying ways in different regions of the early United States. African Founders explores the little known history of how enslaved people from different regions of Africa interacted with colonists of European origins to create