![]() Their spirits have not recovered from the degradation of enslavement, despite the many hardships and privations they have suffered to come here’” (Greenridge, 56). Their bodies are here with us in emancipation, but their minds are not free. In one instance, a character states, “’We have in our midst, a group of men, and a few women, who, upon discovering our community and life here in freedom, find their souls still oppressed. Every character in this novel handles this exploration in distinct and unique ways, which is a great triumph for the author to speak from originality. This novel is an exploration of the descendants of slaves, and some ex-slaves, discovering what freedom really means for themselves. While she does use old language, that is thought of as forbidden and inappropriate in today’s culture, it is used in a historical and cultural context, so these can be fitting. ![]() ![]() She writes of black Americans and Haitians in the life of her protagonist, Libertie, for whom the book is named. ![]() Greenidge writes this book with well-developed characters of different kinds, a variety in her subjects. ![]()
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