The Midtown Scholar Bookstore is pleased to welcome local author Brian Johnson for a book signing on his new novel of historical fiction, Send Judah First: The Erased Life of an Enslaved Soul. This event will take place from 1pm-3pm on Saturday, July 30th.

This book signing is free and open to the public. Books will be available to purchase at the signing.

About the Book:

A must-read novel about 19th century slavery in America. A young girl’s life is shattered when she is stolen from her African village in a midnight raid. Ruthlessly torn from her family to be beaten, chained, degraded, and enslaved in a heartless world she can barely comprehend. The slave ledger at Virginia’s Belle Grove Plantation only reveals that Judah was purchased to be the cook, gave birth to 12 children, and died in April 1836. But, like the other 276 faceless names entered in that ledger, Judah lived. Brian C. Johnson’s important work of historical fiction goes beyond what is recorded to portray the depth, humanity, and vulnerability of a beautiful soul all but erased by history. For Judah, as Johnson notes, “did the ultimate—she survived. Not as a weakling, but resilient and determined.”

About the Author:

Brian C. Johnson honors the struggles and accomplishments of the ordinary citizens who launched the Civil Rights Movement by committing himself personally and professionally to the advancement of multicultural and inclusive education. He earned both bachelor's and master's degrees in English from California University of Pennsylvania completed his PhD at Indiana University of Pennsylvania in Communications Media and Instructional Technology in December 2016. His research examines the role of mainstream film in the development of social dominance orientation. Johnson serves on the ministry team at Revival Tabernacle in Watsontown, PA where he is an associated pastor, youth minister, and leads the Kingdom Writers' guild. He is formerly a film reviewer for Christian Spotlight on Entertainment.