William G Herbert is a son of the Caribbean.  His father a Trinidadian immigrant and his mother a descendant of enslaved African Americans, Herbert was born in Harlem and educated in the public schools of New York City.  His military service, university training, and life experience deepened a lifelong interest in black history.  He has written three historical novels set within the context of the ongoing struggle for the emancipation and empowerment of people of color in the US and the Caribbean.  His soon-to-be released new book charts the extraordinary life of his own great grandfather who shared an unusual bond with Abraham Lincoln. Herbert currently resides in Detroit.