Literary figure. She was born on the Forks of the Cypress plantation, the child of the plantation's owner and a slave. After the Civil War, she made her way north. She settled in Savannah, working at the Cherry Plantation. She was the second wife of Alex Haley, a local ferry operator. Her grandson, author Alex Haley, would write the novel, "Queen" about her life. It was later made into a miniseries. (bio by: kimshockey (reb) (inactive))
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