This book attempts to chronicle the history of a race, a people, a movement, and a struggle dating back to the early days of the first settlement of Western Massachusetts while shedding light on the contributions of the African American citizens of the region who participated in this struggle and their accomplishments.

"A gripping story of a family tragedy brought about by witch-hunting in Puritan New England that combines history, anthropology, sociology, politics, theology and psychology. In Springfield, Massachusetts in 1651, peculiar things begin to happen. Precious food spoils, livestock ails, property vanishes, and people suffer convulsions as if possessed by demons. A woman is seen wading through the swamp like a lost soul. Disturbing dreams and visions proliferate....