Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)

by Toni Morrison

It was one thing to beat up a ghost, quite another to throw a helpless coloredgirl out in territory infected by the Klan.

Desperately thirsty for black blood, without which it could not live, the dragon swam the Ohio at will.

In reference to the KKK.

Feel how it feels to have a bed to sleep in and somebody there not worrying you to death about what you got to do each day to deserve it.

because, when he thought about it now, her price was greater than his; property that reproduced itself without cost.

Slave women viewed as child-breeding property more valuable than men. This book has opened up my eyes!