New book uncovers the history of Black homeownership on Martha’s Vineyard

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New book uncovers the history of Black homeownership on Martha’s Vineyard

In the book, “Black Homeownership on Martha’s Vineyard: A History,” authors Thomas Dresser and Richard Taylor trace the presence of Black Americans on the Vineyard back to pre-Revolutionary War, through the Underground Railroad and the Civil War, and into the 20th century and the Great Migration.

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