In his debut novel, Forsaken, Ross Howell Jr. tells the story of an uneducated African American servant, Virginia Christian, who was tried for killing her white employer in 1912. She died in the electric chair one day after her 17th birthday. Read more at Out of the Box in 'Forsaken: The Digital Bibliography<http://www.virginiamemory.com/blogs/out_of_the_box/2016/03/03/forsaken-the-digital-bibliography/>' To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html