Book description
Imagine being looked up and down and being valued as less than chair. Less than an ox. Less than a dress. Maybe about the same as...a lantern.
You, an object. An object to sell.
In his gentle yet deeply powerful way, Ashley Bryan goes to the heart of how aā¦
Why read it?
1 author picked Freedom Over Me as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Based on actual slave documents, Ashley Bryan, through his accomplished paintings and poetry, imagines the lives of eleven men and women sold at auction in 1828. We learn the market prices of the eleven, but Bryan goes deep, showing us the true value of each unique individual.Ā The soul and spirit of this lovely book lay in the astounding resilience, the survival of hope and dreams in the hearts and minds of these enslaved people.Ā Amidst the ugliness of slavery, Bryan manages to leave me uplifted, even joyful ā joyful about the unwavering human belief in and desire for freedom.Ā Ā
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