Nightjohn (Sarny)
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0440219361
ISBN 13
9780440219361
Category
Historical Fiction
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Publication Year
1995
Publisher
Pages
112
Subject
African-Americans-Fiction, Prejudice & Racism, Slavery-Fiction
Description
12 yr-old Samy's brutal life as a slave becomes even more dangerous when a newly arrived slave offers to teach her how to read. Samy, a female slave at the Walter plantation, first sees Nightjohn when he is brought there with a rope around his neck, his body covered in scars. He has escaped north to freedom, but he came back to teach reading. Knowing the penalty for reading is dismemberment he still returned to teach others how to read. Samy is willing to take the risk. Set in 1850s the book is meticulously researched and gives an accurate portrayal of a grim time in our nation's past; brought to light thru the personal history of two unforgettable characters.
Number of Copies
1
