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Working as a field hand, without access to a Quran, ibn Sori took to tracing Arabic letters in the sand – a link to his home, faith and culture.
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Leila Tarakji,
The Conversation,
17 June 2026
Instead, Bennett enlisted the help of two field hands to hold the mother on a wooden table.
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Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
His many references to nature, Black history, basketball, and R&B build a biography of his family—his grandmother’s work as a field hand, his parent’s divorce, his father’s dementia.
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Miriam Gershow,
Literary Hub,
1 Dec. 2025
While still a young girl, Tubman was taken away from her mother and forced to work as a maid, a nanny, a trapper, and a field hand.
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Casey Cep,
The New Yorker,
24 June 2024
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Leila Tarakji,
The Conversation,
17 June 2026
Instead, Bennett enlisted the help of two field hands to hold the mother on a wooden table.
—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
His many references to nature, Black history, basketball, and R&B build a biography of his family—his grandmother’s work as a field hand, his parent’s divorce, his father’s dementia.
—
Miriam Gershow,
Literary Hub,
1 Dec. 2025
While still a young girl, Tubman was taken away from her mother and forced to work as a maid, a nanny, a trapper, and a field hand.
—
Casey Cep,
The New Yorker,
24 June 2024
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“Field hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20hand. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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