Though declared a piece of property by the US Supreme Court, Dred Scott insisted on telling his own story, on speaking freely. That was his freedom, and he didn't require a court to help him find it.
Speak Right On explores the story of Dred Scott and the history of slavery that has changed our cultural landscape.
From the eastern coast of Virginia to the farthest reaches of the US frontier, from house slave to the field hand to surgeon's assistant, from boy to man, from young love to family life, from enslavement to freedom, this is an epic story of dignity and determination.
"He who does his best for his own time, lives for all times." (Igbo proverb)
Autorentext
Lynne M. Jackson is the great-great-granddaughter of Dred and Harriet Scott, and she is the founder of the Dred Scott Heritage Foundation.
Inhalt
Praise for the First Edition i Foreword xv Prologue 1 1 Upriver, Downriver 7 2 Warrior Women 9 3 Middle Passage 15 4 Totem 25 5 Slavery's Child 35 6 In the Big House 43 7 Apprentice 49 8 Preacher Boy 61 9 Rites of Passage 71 10 Before 81 11 After 99 12 Alabama Slave 113 13 Lying Shame 129 14 Divided 149 15 Road of Souls 165 16 Building 177 17 Dawn's Early Light 185 18 Abolitionists and Slave Owners 201 19 Aurora 221 20 Bonded 229 21 Down South 237 22 Battle Lines 245 23 Casualties 255 24 Deciding to Sue 267 25 Technicalities 281 26 Nyasanu 293 27 Decisions 301 28 Epilogue 315 Acknowledgments 321 About the Author 322 Dear Reader 323