If Cotton Could Talk (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798349417214)

"Until The Lion Tells The Story The Hunter Will Always Be The Hero "- African Proverb

If Cotton Could Talk is the first of five novels in the whileBlack Chronicles, a unique historical fiction series. Rich in authentic historical detail and unforgettable characters.

The series follows a fictional Black American family across generations as they navigate defining eras and decades of American history: Enslavement, Reconstruction, Segregation, Migration, and WWII.

Bertha is enslaved on a small Mississippi cotton plantation in 1850. She and two others are sold to a larger plantation.

One of the enslaved men, Joseph, tells her, "I promised your daddy to take care of you. If anyone troubles you, let me know. I'll protect you."

Bertha settles into a new life with new friends and a husband.

Believing freedom would eventually come, she creates a small nucleus of people she could trust with her plan to prepare for freedom.

Tensions rise across the South as the Civil War comes to an end, and the South has lost.

Plantation owners meet at Big Dan Connors' home to plan. Big Dan shows them the sharecropper agreement that will keep them in debt for generations..

If Cotton Could Talk is a unique look at enslaved people who were smarter, who fell in love, had friends and enemies, united and welcomed new arrivals, and who didn't just survive, they succeeded.

Perfect for readers of historical fiction, book clubs, educators, teens, and young adults, and anyone interested in African American history, If Cotton Could Talk reminds us that history is more than dates and events-it is the story of ordinary people whose extraordinary courage helped shape America.