Rachel E. Harding

Rachel Elizabeth Harding is a poet, historian and scholar of religions of the Afro-Atlantic diaspora. She is author of A REFUGE IN THUNDER, a history of the religion, Candomblé, in 19th century Bahia, Brazil. Rachel writes about religion, creativity and social justice in the experience of communities of African descent in the US and Brazil. REMNANTS: A MEMOIR OF SPIRIT, ACTIVISM AND MOTHERING, is Rachel's second book, co-written with her mom, Rosemarie Freeney Harding, on the role of compassion and mysticism in African American social justice organizing.