"Black residents of Maryland's Eastern Shore made important contributions to Harriet Tubman's

successes. They kept the secrets, hid the freedom seekers, and understood the landscapes that made escape

from slavery possible. Many of these communities have disappeared, but Keesha Ha's Oldfield restores

one of them to memory, shedding light on a people who thrived against all odds."

- Rona Kobell, journalist and author of What Harriet Left Behind

"Like the spiral of a nautilus shell, Keesha Ha's Oldfield traces the long and powerful history of a

Black community in Dorchester County, Maryland. This valuable text deepens our understanding of

the Eastern Shore's tradition of Black empowerment and liberation across generations. Ha effectively

illustrates how the past is much more than a collection of people, places, and dates. For the Oldfield

community's descendants, the past is a living part of who they are that empowers them to keep

moving toward liberation."

- Joseph R. Fitzgerald, PhD, author of The Struggle Is Eternal: Gloria Richardson and Black Liberation