Wow, what a powerful book. I have probably learned more from this book than any other that I have read in a long time, although Atlas Shrugged is probably close. The heartache and just being generally pissed off at the injustice of slavery is something that will really stick with me. Slavery is something I remember studying some in high school and seeing a few things on TV like the History Channel and of course watching Roots a long time ago. I never delved into it like Uncle Tom's Cabin did. The heartbreaking scenes where parents and their children were ripped apart and sold separately or possibly even worse when a child was removed so early they couldn't even remember having parents. It is also tough not knowing where to really direct your anger, the churches in the South that supported the system, the many white people that needed the labor and money from the slave trade, the Northerners that didn't fight hard enough early enough to end this and so on. This is a book that I must highly recommend to any and everyone.
This now brings me to 21 books read so far this year. That means only 3 more for my goal of 24 read this year at least--should be do able. Still working on Desert Light and Faith of My Fathers, might look for a 3rd book now as well.
By the way, I missed the debate tonight, so might try to read up on it. We did DVR it so I might watch some of it also.
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