I listened to recordings of freed slaves and read transcripts about life on slave plantations as recorded by journalists working for the Federal Writers’ Project, and decided to use the Gullah language as the native tongue for many of my African-American characters. Or, maybe, you don’t need to break it down. What if you had an unbelievable opportunity to save yourself and your family? Would you take the chance or would you allow your fear to stop you from finding a way to break down that wall.
A way to free myself and those whom I loved. I can only imagine that if that slave (runaway) were me, I would pray. I cannot imagine what the life of a slave (or runaway slave) was like in 1861. No matter how big of a hammer I pound against it, the damn thing doesn’t even weaken at my feeble attempts to bust through to the other side. For me, that wall feels at times to be made of the thickest brick and reinforced with the strongest metal. A wall so big, high and long that you see no way around it. Until that wonderful day, shop, laugh and wonder over yonder ‘til I see you again. We simply could not have become the people we are without you having been our teacher, friend, parent, and collaborator. Your support of my brother and I was unyielding. Without you, this book probably would never have happened. Mom, there is not a day that I don’t think of a thousand things to say to you. Purchase only authorized editions.įor information, address: Bluff City Publishing, L.L.C., P.O. Please do not participate in piracy or violating the author’s rights. No portion of this book may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form (electronic or printed) or by any means without permission. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons living or dead, is coincidental.Ĭopyright © 2014 Bluff City Publishing, L.L.C. Any trademarks or pictures used are specifically in a descriptive capacity. Any trademarks or pictures herein are not authorized by the trademark owners and do not in any way mean the work is sponsored by or associated with the trademark owners.
All characters, places, businesses, and incidents are from the author’s imagination, or they are used fictitiously and are definitely fictionalized.
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