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Tag: freedom

Beloved by Toni Morrison

February 27, 2015August 29, 2019 Gilbert - Hampshire Libraries3 Comments

Set after the American Civil War (1861–1865), it is inspired by the story of an African-American slave, Margaret Garner, who temporarily escaped slavery during 1856 in Kentucky by fleeing to Ohio, a free state.

Posted in Book Reviews, Reading Group ReviewsTagged Amercia, Civil War, Family, fiction, freedom, M, reading groups, slavery

The Long Song by Andrea Levy

January 21, 2015August 29, 2019 Gilbert - Hampshire Libraries3 Comments

The author of small island tell the story of the last turbulent years of slavery and the early years of freedom in nineteenth century Jamaica.

Posted in Book Reviews, Reading Group ReviewsTagged fiction, freedom, Jamaica, L, reading groups, slavery
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