Why aren't there more books about .... ??

[kisha, The Clean Up Lady]

Kendric, have you read The Book of Night Women? It touches on both subjects you mentioned. I would like to read a slave/mistress "love story". Although I have my opinions about interracial love and how it may have been emotionally impossible but I'd like to read an attempt lol

[Kendric]

I understand where you are coming from Beverly. It would be interesting to see though. A woman actually having a affair with a male slave to get back at her cheating husband or doing something deceptive to show him how it feels. I think it should be written about how a woman refuse to marry for financial gain/business purposes.

[Beverly]

Kendric wrote: "I understand where you are coming from Beverly. It would be interesting to see though. A woman actually having a affair with a male slave to get back at her cheating husband or doing something dece..."

Yes, there have been books written where the mistress has an "affair" with a male slave. But also need to remember that the "double" standard was in full force where while "white men" did not receive punishment socially, economically, politically for having affairs with slaves or other white women. Women was not allowed the same privileges/benefits.

There are stories about when the Mistress had a baby and it was shuffled off to the slave quarters because it was obvious it was not the husband's baby but probably a slave was the father.

But which ever way - it was the slave that suffered from the intimacy with the master or mistress - as they had no right of refusal and/or if there was a hint that there was an emotional connection the punishment was greater.

And of course there are exceptions to what was accepted. But often the "benefits" only lasted as all as the benefactor was alive but of rules/laws regarding the rights of blacks.

And yes there was women who refused to marry for financial gain.

But remember always that if a master only had daughters - there would be men lined up to marry them as they wanted control of the property.

[Beverly]

Kendric wrote: "About slaves who used clever tricks to escape slavery."

Two books would might like to understand about "clever tricks" are:
Runaway Slaves
Slavery's Exiles: The Story of the American Maroons

[V.]

kisha wrote: "Kendric, have you read The Book of Night Women? It touches on both subjects you mentioned. I would like to read a slave/mistress "love story". Although I have my opinions about interracial love..." Do you still think it's emotionally impossible? culture-wide PTSD and all?

[kisha, The Clean Up Lady]

No not at all. Though I don't think we are all the way there yet, we've definitely come along way from slavery days. I believe anyone could fall in love with anyone be it interacial, lgbt, whatever. Now it's about if that person has the stregnth and endurance to take on the difficulties of keeping that kind of relationship up. I may not have that stregnth. But I give much respect to those that do.

[kisha, The Clean Up Lady]

after rereading what i wrote before I said it wrong. I didn't mean I have my opinions about interacial relationships. I have my opinions about interacial slave/master relationships.

[Monica]

I would like to see more books about ancient Africa (not Egypt) that don't involve Roman/Greek/Macedonian or any other European colonization. There is an entire continent of peoples, nations and cultures there that are being ignored.

[Maya]

I would love to read more books about slavery in the midwest. There were a lot of slaves that traveled on the Oregon trail. They were supposedly freed slaves but they were not really free. they were a lot stipulations as far as what freed slaves could do.

[Anastasia Kinderman]

Monica wrote: "I would like to see more books about ancient Africa (not Egypt) that don't involve Roman/Greek/Macedonian or any other European colonization. There is an entire continent of peoples, nations and cu..."

I would love this as well!

[Monica]

I just saw this on facebook. I think there should be more books about it.
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"When You Kill Ten Million Africans You Aren't Called 'Hitler'"

[Anastasia Kinderman]

Monica wrote: "I just saw this on facebook. I think there should be more books about it.
a href="http://http://www.filmsforaction.org/......"

I believe our group actually read a book about this (something like a year ago?). It's horrible. It doesn't surprise me that not more people know about it though, I mean our own history of slavery is up for "debate" in the schools so why would this be taught?

[Monica]

Anastasia wrote: "Monica wrote: "I just saw this on facebook. I think there should be more books about it.
a href="http://http://www.filmsforaction.org/......"

Exactly! I'm debating whether or not I should read that book. I can get really passionate and I don't want to just get angry. I want to be able to channel that anger. Not to get off topic, but they barely mention our people as victims in terror attacks...

[Neale]

There is forgotten history, neglected history, and more. Why can't we give the contemporary gangbanging, the modern race conflicts, Harlem Renaissance, post Civil War, Civil War, and slavery a break and find something out something new. Explore new Africans and mixed African stories in the future or in the Elizabethan times or...? Pick a favorite time and research and write SOMETHING NEW.

If Matt Damon can save China in a movie, we can write ourselves into other places as well. There really was a Jesuit-affiliated Black Samurai who, unfortunately can no longer be played by Chadwick Boseman.

Henry VIII of England had a Black trumpeter on staff, there is documentations of him being paid and a tapestry with him in it. He must have had a wife, who could she be?

There were African Europeans living throughout Europe. A french king had a black bastard daughter who became a nun. Maybe she had a fictional sister, if you don't want to be celibate at the French Royal Court, 1600s!

Okay. Late 1800s and pre WWI, Tsar Nicholas had a black American guard. Who was that guy? What kind of life did he have? Who did he marry? Did he leave before the Bolshevik takeover, or remained...?

Something new, please.

[reneeNaDaCherry]

i agree with you, Neale. i'm ready for something new.