Edward Ball

Edward Ball (born 1958) is an American writer born in Savannah, Georgia, the son of an Episcopal priest from an old Southern family in Charleston. His mother was a bookkeeper raised in New Orleans. When he learned that his ancestors once owned many thousands of slaves, he decided to research his family's unsavory past. The result was his first book Slaves in the Family. While still writing "Slaves in the Family", Edward Ball was approached by "Ed... more

Edward Ball (born 1958) is an American writer born in Savannah, Georgia, the son of an Episcopal priest from an old Southern family in Charleston. His mother was a bookkeeper raised in New Orleans. When he learned that his ancestors once owned many thousands of slaves, he decided to research his family's unsavory past. The result was his first book Slaves in the Family. While still writing "Slaves in the Family", Edward Ball was approached by "Edwina Whitlock", a member of the African American descendants of his family. This led to his second book "The Sweet Hell Inside." less