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Doesn't this book feature 'the brutal rape of a child'?

Eugenia There is a rape of a young teenager. Obviously a brutal act, but not described in depth. It is a terrible fact of slavery that young adolescents were …moreThere is a rape of a young teenager. Obviously a brutal act, but not described in depth. It is a terrible fact of slavery that young adolescents were raped by their owners. The incident is not gratuitous or salacious, but is important in the history of the family and so, the storyline. (less)

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KIMBERLY FRIEDE No. The story certainly tells about the white slave owners treatment and use of the female slaves. I did not read anything about a brutal rape of a ch…moreNo. The story certainly tells about the white slave owners treatment and use of the female slaves. I did not read anything about a brutal rape of a child. (less)

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who is Doralise?

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