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Through grit and determination, the founding Black families of Sourland Mountain and surrounding Central New Jersey put down roots, built homes, established churches and navigated their lives in an unforgiving world. Through extensive research and interviews authors Elaine Buck and Beverly Mills reveal stories of the families who shaped the region for generations.



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Beverly Mills

Beverly Mills is a syndicated columnist of the newspaper column "Desperation Dinners" and is co-author of the cookbooks, Desperation Dinners!, Desperation Entertaining! and Cheap.Fast.Good!To follow Beverly's blogs, visit her new Web site at www.KitchenScoop.com. Kitchen Scoop features recipes, tips and musings about the desperate life.Beverly lives in Miami with her husband Anders Gyllenhaal and is Mom to two college students.



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