Season 8, Episode 8 - Shara Moon
In Season 8, Episode 8 of History Through Fiction: The Podcast, host Colin Mustful interviews author Shara Moon about her novel Let Us March On, which tells the story of Elizabeth McDuffie, FDR's maid and an influential yet overlooked historical figure. Shara discusses Lizzie's rise from modest beginnings to her role in the White House, where she advocated for civil rights and social change. The conversation explores Lizzie's relationship with the Roosevelts, her impact on political shifts in the African American community, and the challenges of writing historical fiction. Shara also shares her passion for uncovering untold stories and offers a preview of her next project about the segregated Gold Star Mothers pilgrimage.
About the Author
Shara Moon is a first-generation Haitian American writer and amateur historian who enjoys exploring black world history then writing about it. An alumna of the University of Central Florida and the City College of New York, she is a former writing instructor who now writes about unsung women and their forgotten stories. Her novel Let Us March On, published by William Morrow/Harper Collins, is her historical fiction debut.
When Shara isn’t busy writing–or chasing after her three littles–she is usually reading, researching, or conferring with her muse.
About the Book
"Shara Moon's debut Let Us March On is a story about a quiet woman who used her voice in a big way: to influence the most powerful man in the country. Moon guides us through a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the FDR White House through the eyes of housekeeper Elizabeth McDuffie. Spanning from the 1906 Atlanta race riot to that sad day in April 1945 in Warm Springs, Georgia, that changed everything, this is a story of a woman's resilience and compassion that readers will find hard to put down."
—Kaia Alderson, author of Sisters in Arms and In a League of Her Own
