Toni Morrison Discusses 'A Mercy'

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Set in the 1680s, when this country's reliance on slavery as an economic engine was just beginning, 'A Mercy' explores the repercussions of an enslaved mother's desperate act: She offers her small daughter to a stranger in payment for her master's debt.

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  • Great stuff. Going ...

    Great stuff.

    Going to use this in class (I am a teacher) to introduce the racializing of chattel slavery vs. other forms.

    Coming from her, maybe it will stick.

    Thanks

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  • I think she's a ...

    I think she's a miracle among us. And i love her hands, they are very moving.

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