The author doesn't shy away from unsavory aspects of history that others don't always touch (for instance, someone being an abolitionist didn't necessarily mean that person loved or accepted Black people), but the book isn't a mere indictment of America's shortcomings or wrongdoings either.The author uses a nuanced brush to illustrate history here in a way that makes a case for faith while serving as a challenge to herself and to the reader. She conveys the importance of the admirable work and accomplishments of the women in this book without placing them on pedestals, as if they must have been flawless figures that everyone should agree with on every theological or social point.
This book is for anyone with an interest in American history, especially pertaining to church history in America.I appreciate a certain kind of balance the author applies to this narrative. You don't have to be a woman to read it either, any more than biographies and memoirs about men should only be read by men. Holmes highlights ten of these American women in Carved in Ebony: Lessons from the Black Women Who Shape Us.Now, I won't take for granted that everyone knows this: This biography/memoir isn't just for Black people to read. While Black women have played critical roles in the shaping of American and church history, so many of their names are often left out of history books. Join Jasmine on this journey of illuminating these women-God's image-bearers, carved in ebony. Carved in Ebony will take you past the predominantly white, male contributions that seemingly dominate history books and church history to discover how Black women have been some of the main figures in defining the landscape of American history and faith. Through the research and reflections of author Jasmine Holmes, you will be inspired by what each of these exceptional women can teach us about the intersections of faith and education, birth, privilege, opportunity, and so much more. And while history books may have forgotten them, their stories can teach us so much about what it means to be modern women of faith. They worked to change laws, built schools, spoke to thousands, shared the Gospel around the world.
These names may not be familiar, but each one of these women was a shining beacon of devotion in a world that did not value their lives. Elizabeth Freeman, Nannie Helen Burroughs, Maria Fearing, Charlotte Forten Grimké, Sarah Mapps Douglass, Sara Griffith Stanley, Amanda Berry Smith, Lucy Craft Laney, Maria Stewart, and Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
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