Cy in Chains
Cy Williams, thirteen, has always known that he and the other black folks on Strong''s plantation have to obey white men, no question. Sure, he''s free, as black people have been since his grandfather''s day, but in rural Georgia, that means they''re free to be whipped, abused, even killed. Almost four years later, Cy yearns for that freedom, such as it was. Now he''s a chain gang laborer, forced ...
Cy Williams, thirteen, has always known that he and the other black folks on Strong''s plantation have to obey white men, no question. Sure, he''s free, as black people have been since his grandfather''s day, but in rural Georgia, that means they''re free to be whipped, abused, even killed. Almost four years later, Cy yearns for that freedom, such as it was. Now he''s a chain gang laborer, forced ...
