A gripping new work of narrative nonfiction telling the forgotten story of the mass killing of eleven Black farmhands on a Georgia plantation in the spring of 1921 - a crime which exposed for the nation the existence of the “peonage system,” a form of legal enslavement established after the Civil War across the American South.
*Great bit of unknown history! Sad and tragic, often are most things regarding Black folks in the South during this time, but a very enlightening read nonetheless. 4 out of 5 stars.
It is the story of a young man who, transformed overnight into a giant beetle-like insect, becomes an object of disgrace to his family, an outsider in his own home, a quintessentially alienated man.
*This was a re-read from high school! Still a fascinating novella that holds up really well for being written in 1915! 5 out of 5 stars
