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Amos Fortune, Free Man
by Elizabeth Yates
A story about slavery told by a very very white woman. The narrative was problematic as hell and if I'd know beforehand I'd have never picked it up. The subject matter already makes me mad but the way it was told enrages me. I wish a black author could write a version of Amos Fortune's story that does him justice and humanizes him.
I know this book was originally written in 1950 but you read statements like:
" The At-mun-ushi were as pagan as all the tribes in Africa ..."
"She bade the boy come and like an obedient dog he followed her out of the room"
And you just get mad and frustrated so I skimmed most of it after the 100 page mark.
0/10 would NEVER recommend this book to anyone ever.
There are more honorable and respectable stories set in the dark slavery days out there. This is not one of them.
I know this book was originally written in 1950 but you read statements like:
" The At-mun-ushi were as pagan as all the tribes in Africa ..."
"She bade the boy come and like an obedient dog he followed her out of the room"
And you just get mad and frustrated so I skimmed most of it after the 100 page mark.
0/10 would NEVER recommend this book to anyone ever.
There are more honorable and respectable stories set in the dark slavery days out there. This is not one of them.