Learn History Through Fiction: Racism 100 Years Ago: “Solidarity”

“Tazia will never be one of them, but she can be one with them. For now, that is enough.” A quote from the historical novel Tazia and Gemma. After the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist fire in New York City, an unwed immigrant and her young daughter flee west in search of freedom and encounter racism in Kansas in the early 1900s. Read more about the book in NOVELS.

Jim Crows laws enforced segregation at the state and local level in the late 19th and early 20th century
Tazia and Gemma (Vine Leaves Press) by Ann S. Epstein

Author: annsepstein@att.net

Ann S. Epstein is an award-winning writer of novels, short stories, memoirs, and essays.

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