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The first novel by an African-American, this dramatic tale tells the fate of a child fathered by Thomas Jefferson with one of his slaves. The author, a former slave, powerfully depicts racial injustice.
First published: 2012 162 pages
ISBN: 9780486149349
- Category
- Literature
- Priority
- Recommended
- Author works
- 1
- Language
- eng
African American familiesAfrican American womenChildren of presidentsFictionIllegitimate childrenRacially mixed peopleRelations with womenWomen slavesIllegitimate children in fictionSouthern States in fiction
