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By Sallie Morgan
Special to the Rappahannock News
The Rappahannock Association for the Arts and the Community (RAAC) welcomes Sperryville native and local author James Russell to the RAAC Friday at the Library series on Feb. 13 at 8 p.m.
In his recently released book “Beyond the Rim: From Slavery to Redemption in Rappahannock County,” Russell captures the life and times of his great grandmother, Sister Caroline Terry, who grew up as a slave on various plantations in Rappahannock County, lived through the Civil War, bore the children of a white slave master, and lived to the age of 108.
As a boy, Russell often spent the night at Sister Caroline’s to help tend to her needs and run for adult assistance if necessary. During those evenings, his great grandmother lay propped up in her bed telling tales of life on the plantation, stories which Russell retells so vividly it’s as if we too were sitting at her feet listening to the chatter of the “rumor gals.”
This evening at the library will feature what Russell calls a “Fireside Chat” with the author about the sixyear process of pulling the book together, the other writers and former slaves who provided additional insight into Sister Caroline’s world, and of course the stories themselves, some funny, some poignant, some harsh.
Russell will also share old photographs and family treasures like the Civil War pistol Caroline picked up on the battlefield while on burial duty
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