This book was not what I was expecting at all. I actually was never made to read it in high school or college, and honestly hadn't even heard much of it.
I have so many thoughts swirling around in my head right now. This book so much truth, and so much that I feel like I missed in this first reading.
But what I do grasp is the awful amount of pain that slavery caused. The depth of pain is something that I can't even fathom. I am not even sure I can put into words all that I am feeling right now after reading this book.
Sacrifice is the one word that keeps playing over and over in my head. The sacrifices that a parent is willing to give in order to keep her/his children safe. The sacrifices that a person must make when someone feels like they own him/her.
So much sacrifice.
So much loss.
So much forgiveness needed for the things that have been done on account of the color of someone's skin being darker than the other's.
Sadness.
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