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Is this based on a true story?
Naomi with a B I'm not actually sure but I think it was loosely based on a true story. Like the specific characters may not have existed, but a book that described t…moreI'm not actually sure but I think it was loosely based on a true story. Like the specific characters may not have existed, but a book that described the struggles of black servants in white households may have actually been published around those times, and it probably did spark a lot of mixed results). Don't quote me on this, but I think that the story was based off of a real book that was similar to the book that was written in this story.(less)
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