Name/Title
Fury of Passions, AEntry/Object ID
L2009.4.2Description
A Fury of Passions it the story of a young black girl, Amy, who is the center of a situation where her white, foster mother wants to adopt her, but her natural mother refuses consent. Amy is kidnapped which causes the two mothers to drop their hated and pettiness and unite, with the cooperation of the police, to save the child they both adore. The author, Virgil S. Powell of Savannah, MO, was the son of parents who were born into slavery shortly before the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863. They later moved to St. Joseph where he went to school. He served in WWI and later became the first black man in the US to serve as head of a police department identification bureau and was located in Cedar Rapids, IA.
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St. Joseph Authors, Savannah, Missouri, FictionBook Details
Author
Virgil S. PowellPlace Published
City
SmithtownState/Province
New YorkDate Published
1984Call No.
BlackHist POISBN
0-682-40117-XNotes
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Person or Organization
Virgil Powell