Mahommah Gardo Baquaqua Austin H. Johnson historians have disparaged the men

historians have disparaged the men who joined the Union army in the later days of the Civil War--when higher bounty payments and the conditional draft were in effect--as unpatriotic mercenaries who made poor soldiers and contributed little to the Union victory

was a sense of drive--of grit--and of a burning desire to achieve her dream

"A Meditation upon a Broomstick"

with stories on the horrors of an old slave house

Each chapter details how to prepare and stay motivated for the journey ahead

Mahommah Gardo Baquaqua Austin H. Johnson historians have disparaged the menA literate Muslim born between 1820 and 1830 in present day Benin, Mahommah Gardo Baquaqua was enslaved in the interior of West Africa and forcibly moved to Brazil in 1845. He escaped from slavery when his master took him to New York City in 1847. Baquaqua then fled to Haiti where he converted to Christianity. When he eventually returned to the United States, he enrolled in New York Central College. Baquaqua published his autobiography in 1854 and