The Courtship of Mona Mae

As a child, Mona Mae was sold away from her mother. We join Black pioneer Mona Mae Christophe, during the incredible Reconstruction Era, on her journey to find her mother.

The Courtship of Mona Mae is a story of love, resistance and family.

Written and independently produced by Yhane Washington Smith an A'Leila Bundles Scholar at Columbia University.

You can follow on Instagram: @Yhane.Writes.

Web site: https://www.yhanewashingtonsmith.com/.

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Thank you for listening!

Drama
History
Fiction
1
S2Ep2 - We Are Lost, Mr. Montgomery
9 min
2
S2Ep1 - We Meet Mother Clara Brown
9 min
3
BONUS #2 - History 101: Nicodemus, Kansas and T...
3 min
4
BONUS #1 - Get ready for more episodes! History...
6 min
5
S1EP2 - Love is Simple
20 min
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S1EP1 - Leave the Romance to the Artists
20 min
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S1 - Trailer - The Courtship of Mona Mae
CONTENT WARNING: Gun fighting, language, reference to American slavery. In the 1870s, pioneer Mona Mae Christophe searches the American West for her mother, Clara.
2 min