Different perspectives but Intriguing to some!
I learned about Harriet Tubman from my own research. Most of the history classes I had growing up, typically only spoke of her during Black History Month. And went out of their way to not shine a light on the relevancy of why she and others needed to escape the evils of slavery. I understand, no one likes to "stir in their own mess" but an acknowledgment & validation of wrongs would (will) be appreciated!
This book seems to be taking a turn to make her more "relatable" to the masses. Yes, she was a woman and had all the same feelings most women do.However, she was not able to express some of those emotions because she was enslaved thus treated as property/dehumanized.
I have a hard time with the "romanticism" aspect because of the dehumanization of slavery itself. I do, appreciate the effort by the author to explore her from a different perspective but I fear it would continue to lead to the misconceptions of what slavery actually was (is)?!?
Note: I can only assume, since I only read an excerpt of the book.
This book seems to be taking a turn to make her more "relatable" to the masses. Yes, she was a woman and had all the same feelings most women do.However, she was not able to express some of those emotions because she was enslaved thus treated as property/dehumanized.
I have a hard time with the "romanticism" aspect because of the dehumanization of slavery itself. I do, appreciate the effort by the author to explore her from a different perspective but I fear it would continue to lead to the misconceptions of what slavery actually was (is)?!?
Note: I can only assume, since I only read an excerpt of the book.