The riots also wreak havoc on the Ellis family, and if I explain much more, I’ll be getting into spoiler territory. “Slippery George” Stevens is a White power-hungry lawyer who wants to incite riots in order to buy up Philadelphia real estate – and if those riots should happen to spill over on his neighbors, the Garies, so much the better. The Garies soon run afoul of prejudice – particularly from their neighbors, the Stevens. After much discussion, his family accepts. He wins a prize at school, and a wealthy white woman offers to take him to the country for the summer. The other major character in the book is Charles Ellis, the talented young son who was born a free Black, who must fight White prejudice to get a place in the world. The goal? To get freedom for Emily and the children. Clarence Garie (a White slave owner) and his true love, Emily (his Mixed slave and mother of his two children) decide to move to Philadelphia on the advice of Emily’s cousin, Winston (a freed Black man passing as White), and are welcomed by the Ellises, a free Black family. The book is a family drama, set a little before Frank J.
His book was published in 1857 in London, when he accompanied his wife, Mary Webb, on a speaking tour. Webb, a Mixed-race man from Philadelphia. The Garies and Their Friends was written by Frank J. I just read a fascinating book this week. Image from The Internet Archive version of the book. Webb was published in London in 1857 mixed marriage, Black society in Philadelphia, race riots prompted by real estate speculators, battles and bravery and sweet romances (and a couple of tragic ones) are all in this little book.
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