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Eastside Book Club: Reading "Isaac Murphy: I Dedicate This Ride"

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Eastside Branch - Medium Meeting Room

The captivating story of a record-setting nineteenth-century black jockey told in poetry. In this creative foray into persona poems, Walker immerses himself in the life of African American jockey Isaac Burns Murphy (1861–1896). The son of a slave, Murphy’s legendary career riveted the attention of the nation and established him as one of the greatest jockeys of all time.
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