Alyce asked this question about The Indigo Girl:
I have not finished the book, but wonder if a large segment of people would feel excluded reading a book in which slaves are property and Indians are a danger... I understand it's historical in the sense that slavery is a part of the American cultural fabric, but I feel like people of color might have little interest in this book. Which is sad. Can any people of color comment on this issue if they have read it?
Herman Rebecca is right, besides while it's not a perspective of the oppressed it is a valid viewpoint from someone who didn't want to be an oppressor, and c…moreRebecca is right, besides while it's not a perspective of the oppressed it is a valid viewpoint from someone who didn't want to be an oppressor, and certainly a clear characterization of how the role of women in early antebellum society was constructed and 18th century was brutal and oppressive in nature women could be view just as much as a man's property as any slave. (less)
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