Amos Fortune, Free Man

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by Elizabeth Yates

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Why did Violet hide the kettle?

Norma Jean Violet, knowing Amos was a good man and wanting to protect their "wealth" for Amos' dreams of owning land, hid the kettle with money in it so it would…moreViolet, knowing Amos was a good man and wanting to protect their "wealth" for Amos' dreams of owning land, hid the kettle with money in it so it wouldn't get spent on the Burdoo family. She saw, rightly so, that Ms. Burdoo would not gain any ground with her and her family's life with it and would be right back where they were before they received it.(less)

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Ok, so I realize Amos Fortune was a real man, and I have read the book. But did he take the name on purpose for its word play? He was given the name Amos by slave traders because it sounded a bit like the word he repeated...but he took the name Fortune himself later in life. I have sold and shelved this book for years but it wasn't until just now, in listening to it that I heard: Amos Fortune -- A misfortune. ??

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