Inktober 11, Aminiata Diallo from The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill. It’s an incredible book and 10/10 would recommend.
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(Mamadu): "No more. No more travelling so far to bring babies into the world."
(Sira): "Women in other villages have babies too, and your daughter needs to learn the trade."
(Mamadu): "I will not allow it. It's not safe."
(Sira): "I have walked this country my whole life. I will travel as freely as anyone."
(Mamadu): "I will go with you the next time."
(Sira): "No, you will not."
(Mamadu): "I'm coming with you!"
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(Aminata narrating): My father made jewelry. He was the only man in the village who had a copy of the Qur'an. From him, I learned Fulfulde and how to read and write in Arabic. Islam was spreading across the land, and in Bayo, my father was among a few converts.
[Aminata writes in the sand with a stick]
(Mamadu): "Now, read what you wrote."
(Aminata): "'Allah Akbar'".
(Mamadu): "Good. Very good. Now, keep practicing."
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(Man's voice): "The man-stealers took a farmer. That's his blood."
(Sira): "Let's get home before it gets dark."
(Aminata narrating): "Have you seen the moon slide behind the clouds? People started slipping away like that. But unlike the moon, they never came back."
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