This book was very good. It was the story of Molly, who was a milk maid. The cow that Molly milked everyday knocked the pail over twice in a week and Molly was accused of stealing her masters milk. Molly was put on trial, but since she could read the Bible, her life was spared, but she was sent from England to the New World. Molly served as a slave for 7 years, before she was freed. After she gained her freedom she staked a claim for her own land. The work was too much for just her so she bought an African slave. Molly and the slave Bannaky fell in love and got married. This was highly frowned upon because a white woman was not supposed to marry a black man. Molly and Bannaky had 4 daughters before Bannaky died. One of her grandchildren, Benjamin Bannaker went on to be a famous scientist and mathematician.
I would read this as a controversial book while studying slavery. This is an amazing true story that is very powerful. I thought the book was very captivating from the very beginning and the fact that it is a true story is even more amazing. This woman did something that wasn't heard of very often during this time, but she didn't care. In society today interracial marriages are still frowned at in some areas, but for her to marry a slave during that time was very controversial. The author and illustrator both did great jobs in the portraying Molly and Bannaky's story to the reader. I truly enjoyed reading this book.
No comments:
Post a Comment