Did You Know A Black Woman Ruled As Queen In America? This New Book Tells The True Story Of Louella Montgomery

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By Safire R. Sostre ·Updated January 30, 2024

In the late 1800s, a group of formerly enslaved people embarked on a year-long journey from the Deep South to the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina, where they built a community called the Kingdom of the Happy Land. The group was led by Reverend William Montgomery and his wife, Louella—the only known Black woman in U.S. history to rule as queen in America.

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