All Different Kinds of Free by Jessica McCann
Bell Bridge Books –
March 28, 2011
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Rating: Loved it and
hated it
Recommendation:
Personally I think everyone in the world should read this book to get a better
idea of slavery and to have a real appreciation of freedom
Margaret
Morgan was a black woman who lived in the 1830’s. Though her parents were
slaves who were freed by their master, Margaret was born a free black. She
enjoyed her freedom with her husband and three kids and the life that they had
built together in Pennsylvania. But in one day, that is all destroyed and the
life she knew was no more. Everything changed, and being free took on a whole
new meaning.
This
story gives a whole know meaning to my understanding of freedom, betrayal
strength and devastation. Was this story an accurate historical account of the
real Margaret Morgan and her life? Maybe not, but I am sure it was an accurate
depiction of that time. I don’t want talk about the story, because it is really
something that the reader should experience.
The writing and the story are amazing. It’s in a time period that I
could not have survived in, too much anger and hate and no one had a complete
understanding of the depravity of man or the resiliency of humanity.
The world
that McCann describes through Margaret’s voice is vivid and her voice draws you
in. You can’t help feel something while reading, especially when you realize
that this did happen to someone. I wanted to hate Prigg, but I also wanted to
understand how a man can do the horrible things that he did and not care. But,
a part of me thinks that maybe he rationalized it to himself in a way that I
will never understand it.
To be
honest, I don’t read a lot of books on black history or slavery, because it is
something that I don’t understand and it stirs up a whole slew of emotions. But
there are some books that cross my paths by accident on purpose. The first
would be Kindred by Octavia Butler, and this would be the second.
Always Shine,
Starr K,
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