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the audiobook
The Moses Grandy Legacy Lives© audiobok is the life story of Moses Grandy, an ancestor born in Camden County, NC, enslaved in North Carolina and Deep Creek (Chesapeake) Virginia, and who purchased his freeom three (3) times before being physically set free from slavery circa 1830. The audiobook is an adaptation from Grandy's 1843 slave narrative entitled The Life of Moses Grandy; Late a Slave in the United States of America, and it was created by Eric A. "Mubita" Sheppard, President & Visionary of Diversity Restoration Solutions, Inc. (DRS). Eric is also a Grandy family descendant. Eric added a foreword to the audiobook version acknowledging the legacy of Moses Grandy and paying homage to all ancestors who were enslaved. The slave narrative provides the only known first-hand account of enslaved life for African Americans who hand dug the Dismal Swamp Canal, an UGRR historical landmark that spans 22-miles between North Carolina (VA) and Virginia (VA).
The audiobook and written slave narrative are extremely relevant to America's history of slavery, in particular VA and NC. The British & Foreign Anti-Slavery Society in London, England published Grandy's slave narrative in 1843. However, there was also a reprint published in 1844 in Boston, MA, as well. The audiobook is just 78 minutes, and it comes in an easy format for listerners of all ages. Recommended listener age is 10 years and older. HIstorians have said that Grandy's slave narrative is the only known first-hand account of enslaved life for African Americans who hand dug the Dismal Swamp Canal, an Underground Railroad (UGRR) historical landmark that spans 22-miles between NC and VA. The Canal is also the only official UGRR site that crosses over two states. The Dismal Swamp Canal and the DRS UGRR tour are certified by the National Underground Railroad "Network to Freedom" program through the National Park Service.
If you are a primary or secondary educator (K-12), the audiobook and the written resources pair well together as a primary source learning document, offering a mixed media approach to history. DRS can create a digital download agreement with a unique code for your students to easily download the audiobook. DRS has additional educator services, including professional development training, and Educator's Guide to assist with lesson planning, consultation services and an optional Underground Railroad (UGRR) field trip to the Great Dismal Swamp and Canal areas where Moses lived and worked (Call for more information on optional UGRR field trip).
Other suggested listening audiences:
-Higher education history or literature classes (community college or 4-year colleges and universities)
-History clubs
-Book clubs
-Youth groups
-Youth mentoring programs
-Church groups
* Note: If you are an educator in Virginia, New Jersey or Rhode Island, our audiobook can be used as a resource to teach your state-mandated African American history courses.
We hope you enjoy your listening experience. We encourage you to share this website with family, friends and colleagues, so that they can learn more about our collective history. Every person in America and around the world should know the story behind Moses Grandy's enslavement and freedom struggles. Moses' story is OUR story, and we can use Grandy's story so that WE CAN HEAL TOGETHER.
If you are interested in the audiobook and/or our educator services, please contact Eric Sheppard at (757) 395-0768 or email info@Mubita.net for pricing.