What are you reading?

I'm cleaning out my books and came across several old books that I don't remember reading.  When I was at Monticello earlier this year, there was a volunteer tour guide who did such a fantastic job of bringing the conditions and lives of the former slaves to life that when I saw Up From Slavery in my old book collection, I decided I needed to read it.  I'm only a few pages into it, but so far I'm not disappointed.  Let me know what you think of it, and I'll post my impressions as well.