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Mornin' Star Risin'
Book 1 in the Weldon Oaks Series. In their motherland they were often sons and daughters of nobility, African queens and chieftains. In this land, however, these proud people were stripped of their culture and dignity and reduced to the level of livestock. Mornin' Star Risin' is a fascinating step back in time to the antebellum South, where two cultures forged a peculiar existence in a country struggling to find its soul. It is the story of the Gullah slaves—their rich language, their loves, their dreams, their superstitions, and their childlike faith in God who loved them and would one day set them free. It is also the story of their white owners and the genuine affection that sometimes developed between master and slave. With rare literary artistry, author Jean Holmes paints word pictures of this bygone era that will leave both tender and haunting images on the reader's heart. Mornin' Star Risin' introduces us
160 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 1992
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September 2, 2020
This is a great book.IIt is book on elf a five part series. It begins with the History of the Gullah slaves from Africa.Highly intelligent they stayed concentrated in South Carolina. This is based on a true story. It is a story of how the whites and the blacks co existed the last 10 years before the civil War. This Master gives his slaves autonomy. Old jim who knows the area of waterways around coastal South Carolina and keeps the house hold stocked with Fish.It is the love story of Jeremiah wos runs the stables and Mama Beezie the children's nanny and their love story.How they adopt a nd raise a crippled grandchild who learns to walk with their help.How Master and Mrs Weldon when they have a baby let and love Mama . Beezie's crippled grandchild and welcome them into their home.You see spiritualism and Christianity in the slaves and young master Weldom sees more devil worship than he ever dreamed of.You see good and wicked white and black folks. A person is never defined by their color but by their soul.This is a TEn+++++ Book.
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