Out of the Shadow of Darkness is the second book in the Esi Was My Mother series. Esi and Kofi, two kidnapped Fante from West Africa, gave birth to several children while enslaved in Virginia. Among them are Fannie and Dan, the two featured in this historical novel that is the product of research in countless documents and over 400 books, found in many archives and ten libraries located in five states.
Sarah, the daughter of two Fante kidnapped in their adolescence and sold into slavery, grows up on a plantation in Virginia, learning that nothing is more valuable than family. As an adult, how far will this phenomenal woman go to rescue a brother stolen by slave catchers? With her country denying freedom to her neighbors, how can her fabulously wealthy Quaker friend refuse the opportunity to embark on the adventure of a lifetime?
Dwight's follow-up collection to The Kidnapped contains twenty-four short stories that Kirkus Reviews says "create a remarkable, multihued portrait of America". The stories focus on blacks, whites, and Native Americans resisting pre-Civil War oppression while attempting to establish dignified identities.
Dwight Wilson researched for more than a dozen years to ensure this brilliant historic fiction collection portrayed the very nuanced history of African Americans in the United States. These stories span initial capture of Dwight's ancestors to those who broke the laws in the name of truth, humanity, and kindness.
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