Contents

Biological Ancestors of Fairy Mae Bryant

Descendants of Owen Breedlove, Sr.

Prologue

 1   Freedom Baby

2   Motherless Child

 3   Wife, Mother, Widow

 4   St. Louis Woman

5   Answered Prayers

6   World’s Fair

 7   Westward

 8   On the Road

 9   Bold Moves

10   “The Salvation of Your Boys and Girls”

11   “I Promoted Myself . . .”

12   Breaking Ties, Making Ties

13   Sweet Satisfaction

14   New Horizons

15   Black Metropolis

16   Southern Tour

17   “We Should Protest”

18   War Abroad, War at Home

19   Her Dream of Dreams

20   Global Visions

21   “I Want to Live to Help My Race”

A’Lelia Walker: An Afterword

Epilogue

Endnotes

Selected Bibliography

Permissions

Acknowledgments

Index