Pra’Fit of the Slaves


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Whats inside this book? What prompted me to write this novel are several facts that have existed here today and one that will exist forever. I love God and Jesus. That being the case, I want to share unfolded events in our past concerning humanity and culture. Being that God purposed and made everything and gave humans the free right to choose how to dictate their own lives, we can see in past times that although he has given us free will, in the midst of evil, he provides to us an open door of escape and salvation. Racism, slavery, and Godalthough the human characters and names in this book are fictitious, at some point in time in slavery, God has utilized and appointed individuals to set people free from affliction. Some of these people were discovered, and some were not. In my opinion, the person being used often gets more glory than God who concerted the motive. Whether he has directly guided someone or has given them an idea or vision, all good things that have happened in the past, present, and future have been, are, and will be a direct inspiration from him. Another issue that influenced me to write this book is the hidden deception that some people think that racism and slavery do not exist today because they dont see people in chains, singing chants with a master standing over them with a whip in their hand, not being cognizant about the current laws, policies, and other politics that play a part in biased treatment. So Im tackling one of the issues the world has been facing since mans existence on earth. Call it me taking my talents of drawing and writing to expose, uplift, and enlighten, something that my parents have encouraged me to do since I was a child. So whether youre young or old, it doesnt matter what race you are or what religion you have. God created every race equal. So sit back, relax, read the book, and enjoy the illustrations. See you in the next book. Be well.




The Black Jacobins


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A powerful and impassioned historical account of the largest successful revolt by enslaved people in history: the Haitian Revolution of 1791–1803 “One of the seminal texts about the history of slavery and abolition.... Provocative and empowering.” —The New York Times Book Review The Black Jacobins, by Trinidadian historian C. L. R. James, was the first major analysis of the uprising that began in the wake of the storming of the Bastille in France and became the model for liberation movements from Africa to Cuba. It is the story of the French colony of San Domingo, a place where the brutality of plantation owners toward enslaved people was horrifyingly severe. And it is the story of a charismatic and barely literate enslaved person named Toussaint L’Ouverture, who successfully led the Black people of San Domingo against successive invasions by overwhelming French, Spanish, and English forces—and in the process helped form the first independent post-colonial nation in the Caribbean. With a new introduction (2023) by Professor David Scott.




Pra'fit of the Slaves


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What's inside this book? What prompted me to write this novel are several facts that have existed here today and one that will exist forever. I love God and Jesus. That being the case, I want to share unfolded events in our past concerning humanity and culture. Being that God purposed and made everything and gave humans the free right to choose how to dictate their own lives, we can see in past times that although he's given us free will, in the mist of evil, he provides to us an open door of escape and salvation. Racism, slavery, and God--although the human characters and names in this book are fictitious, at some point in time in slavery, God has utilized and appointed individuals to set people free from affliction. Some of these people were discovered, and some were not. In my opinion, the person being used often gets more glory than God who concerted the motive. Whether he has directly guided someone or has given them an idea or vision, all good things that have happened in the past, present, and future have been, are, and will be a direct inspiration from him. Another issue that influenced me to write this book is the hidden deception that some people think that racism and slavery do not exist today because they don't see people in chains, singing chants with a master standing over them with a whip in their hand, not being cognizant about the current laws, policies, and other politics that play a part in biased treatment. So I'm tackling one of the issues the world has been facing since man's existence on earth. Call it me taking my talents of drawing and writing to expose, uplift, and enlighten, something that my parents have encouraged me to do since I was a child. So whether you're young or old, it doesn't matter what race you are or what religion you have. God created every race equal. So sit back, relax, read the book, and enjoy the illustrations. See you in the next book. Be well, Marlin Dennis




Israel on the Appomattox


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WINNER OF THE BANCROFT PRIZEA New York Times Book Review and Atlantic Monthly Editors' ChoiceThomas Jefferson denied that whites and freed blacks could live together in harmony. His cousin, Richard Randolph, not only disagreed, but made it possible for ninety African Americans to prove Jefferson wrong. Israel on the Appomattox tells the story of these liberated blacks and the community they formed, called Israel Hill, in Prince Edward County, Virginia. There, ex-slaves established farms, navigated the Appomattox River, and became entrepreneurs. Free blacks and whites did business with one another, sued each other, worked side by side for equal wages, joined forces to found a Baptist congregation, moved west together, and occasionally settled down as man and wife. Slavery cast its grim shadow, even over the lives of the free, yet on Israel Hill we discover a moving story of hardship and hope that defies our expectations of the Old South.




The Last Runaway


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New York Times bestselling author of Girl With a Pearl Earring and At the Edge of the Orchard Tracy Chevalier makes her first fictional foray into the American past in The Last Runaway, bringing to life the Underground Railroad and illuminating the principles, passions and realities that fueled this extraordinary freedom movement. Honor Bright, a modest English Quaker, moves to Ohio in 1850--only to find herself alienated and alone in a strange land. Sick from the moment she leaves England, and fleeing personal disappointment, she is forced by family tragedy to rely on strangers in a harsh, unfamiliar landscape. Nineteenth-century America is practical, precarious, and unsentimental, and scarred by the continuing injustice of slavery. In her new home Honor discovers that principles count for little, even within a religious community meant to be committed to human equality. However, Honor is drawn into the clandestine activities of the Underground Railroad, a network helping runaway slaves escape to freedom, where she befriends two surprising women who embody the remarkable power of defiance. Eventually she must decide if she too can act on what she believes in, whatever the personal costs.




Red Rising


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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Pierce Brown’s relentlessly entertaining debut channels the excitement of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card. “Red Rising ascends above a crowded dys­topian field.”—USA Today ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR—Entertainment Weekly, BuzzFeed, Shelf Awareness “I live for the dream that my children will be born free,” she says. “That they will be what they like. That they will own the land their father gave them.” “I live for you,” I say sadly. Eo kisses my cheek. “Then you must live for more.” Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he works all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations. Yet he toils willingly, trusting that his blood and sweat will one day result in a better world for his children. But Darrow and his kind have been betrayed. Soon he discovers that humanity reached the surface generations ago. Vast cities and lush wilds spread across the planet. Darrow—and Reds like him—are nothing more than slaves to a decadent ruling class. Inspired by a longing for justice, and driven by the memory of lost love, Darrow sacrifices everything to infiltrate the legendary Institute, a proving ground for the dominant Gold caste, where the next generation of humanity’s overlords struggle for power. He will be forced to compete for his life and the very future of civilization against the best and most brutal of Society’s ruling class. There, he will stop at nothing to bring down his enemies . . . even if it means he has to become one of them to do so. Praise for Red Rising “[A] spectacular adventure . . . one heart-pounding ride . . . Pierce Brown’s dizzyingly good debut novel evokes The Hunger Games, Lord of the Flies, and Ender’s Game. . . . [Red Rising] has everything it needs to become meteoric.”—Entertainment Weekly “Ender, Katniss, and now Darrow.”—Scott Sigler “Red Rising is a sophisticated vision. . . . Brown will find a devoted audience.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch Don’t miss any of Pierce Brown’s Red Rising Saga: RED RISING • GOLDEN SON • MORNING STAR • IRON GOLD • DARK AGE • LIGHT BRINGER







The Debt


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Both an unflinching indictment of past wrongs and an impassioned call to America to educate its citizens about the history of Africa and its people, The Debt says in no uncertain terms what white America owes blacks—and what blacks owe themselves. In this powerful and controversial book, distinguished African-American political leader and thinker Randall Robinson argues for the restoration of the rich history that slavery and segregation severed. Drawing from research and personal experience, he shows that only by reclaiming their lost past and proud heritage can blacks lay the foundation for their future. And white Americans can begin making reparations for slavery and the century of racial discrimination that followed with monetary restitution, educational programs, and the kinds of equal opportunities that will ensure the social and economic success of all citizens. “Engaging...Robinson continues an important conversation...His anecdotes support his attempts to reclaim African American heritage and empower African Americans.”—The Washington Post







The Life of Henry Wilson


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