In 2022 the authors of Between Freedom and Equality — Barbara Boyle Torrey and Clara Myrick “Tiggy” Green — introduced their then new book to their colleague and former National Academy of Sciences President Bruce Alberts.
Alberts immediately suggested making the story of George Pointer available as a website that could be used by teachers in the Washington DC public schools.
This site was created to be used both as a companion for the book Between Freedom and Equality, and as a standalone resource for educators and individuals interested in the surprising truths about the experience of being black in the early days of the United States.
About the Authors
Barbara Boyle Torrey is the former executive director of the Commission of the Behavioral and Social Sciences of the National Research Council. She has authored two local histories, edited three books and written a number of articles on population and economic issues.
Clara Myrick Green is a retired teacher of secondary school French. She taught English in Tours, France with a French Government Teaching Assistantship and a Fulbright grant, followed by a 34-year career teaching French in New York and Bethesda, Maryland. In retirement she has written two articles and a local history in collaboration with Barbara Boyle Torrey.