Libertie the silence the acclaimed historian Jim Downs

the acclaimed historian Jim Downs rewrites the history of gay life in the 1970s

and homeschooling

all the way up to modern-day laboratories

and productivity is easy

Libertie the silence the acclaimed historian Jim DownsA New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2021 and Best Historical Fiction Pick A Best Book of the Year: Washington Post, TIME, Los Angeles Times, and Christian Science Monitor A stunning look at what freedom really means. The New York Times Coming of age in a free Black community in Reconstruction era Brooklyn, Libertie Sampson is all too aware that her mother, a physician, has a vision for their future together: Libertie is to go to medical school and