In 1869 a Kingdom rose in the South. And Louella was its queen. Over the twenty-four years she was enslaved on the Montgomery Plantation, Louella learned to feel one thing: hate. Hate for the man who sold her mother. Hate for the overseer who left her daddy to hand from the noose. Hate so powerful there’s no room in her heart for love, not even for the honorable Reverend Williams, whom she likes and respects enough to marry. But when Williams finally listens to Louella’s pleas and leads the formerly enslaved people off the plantation, Louella begins to replace her hate with hope. Hope that they will find a new place where they can live free from fear. Hope that despite her many unanswered prayers, she can learn to trust for her miracles. Soon, William and Louella become the appointed king and queen of their self-proclaimed Kingdom of the Happy Land. And though they are still surrounded by opposition, they continued to share a message of joy and goodness——and fight for the freedom and dignity of all. transformative and breathtakingly honest, The American Queen shares the unsung true history of a Kingdom built as a refuge for the courageous people who dared to dream of a different way of life.
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