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The Wake of the Wind

J. California Cooper

Start date: March 1, 2017

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Apr 02, 2017 Mariah Roze rated it it was amazing

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I read this book for the Goodreads' book club Diversity in All Forms. If you are interested in the discussion, here is the link: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

The Wake of the Wind was about the challenges that generations of African Americans have had to overcome during slavery and post slavery. When the slaves were set free after the Civil war, the main characters Mor and Lifee and their extended family-who were other slaves who were also looking for a safe place and a new life- set o ...more

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Mar 21, 2015 La Tonya Jordan rated it it was amazing

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This book touches to the very fiber of what makes a true family. It is made of love, kindness, generosity, hard work, persistence, patience, and honesty. At ever turn when it appears the oppressor was pushing them down, the family stood tall and came out ahead. The family of people who truly cared for one another stuck together and came out on top. True Black women such as Iifee, Mead, and Abby know how to make the bad times good. A gathering of people makes a family not necessarily a blood line ...more

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