Former Galveston civil rights attorney Anthony Paul Griffin has released The Water Cries, a groundbreaking book that explores the island’s hidden slave auction history.
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An attorney specializing in civil rights, Anthony Paul Griffin, recently published a captivating new book titled "The Water Cries." This book examines the history of Galveston's slave markets, which has been neglected for a long time.
Through his investigation, which included looking through archival records, ads, and family memories, Griffin was able to identify locations inside the Strand District of the city where persons who were slaves were imprisoned and who were later sold.
In The Water Cries, which is divided into three sections—before Emancipation (1840–1865), after Emancipation (1865–1940), and proposals for the future—the author illuminates Galveston's major role in slavery and offers measures to honor this history, including the establishment of a historical area.
This book intends to contribute to a larger conversation about the historical problems that the United States of America has had with race and inequality by amplifying voices that have been long unheard.
