What Love Can Do
Recollected Stories of Slavery and Freedom in New Orleans and the Surrounding Area
- 118 Seiten
- 5 Lesestunden
The narrative follows Henry Goody Johns, the son of a young slave girl and her Louisiana master, who faces a pivotal choice between passing for white or embracing his black heritage. Choosing to identify with his mother and siblings, he becomes a pastor after the Emancipation Proclamation, highlighting themes of identity, family loyalty, and the struggle for dignity in a post-slavery society.
