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Overview
Well preserved first edition of this penetrating study of slavery ... good
Description
When the Dahomean prince becomes a Mississippi slave, the African gods
battle with the slave master's god.In this sequel to the The Dahomean, Hwesu,
has lost his land, people and even his name. No longer Nyasanu Dosu Agausu Hwesu
Gbokau Kesu, son of Gbenu, he is simply Wes Parks, black slave. Yet, Hwesu has
lost neither his physical power nor his metalworking and healing skills nor the
magic left to him by his Dahomean ancestors. And with magic, intelligence and
sheer will, Hwesu, now Wes, wages a relentless struggle against his white
masters, confounding their assertion of intellectual superiority at every turn.
But if there is a white person who can see how Wes intends to use his power, it
is the Northern-born, liberal-minded, Pamela Bibbs, owner of the Ingraham's
Crest plantation. And despite the twisted feelings and emotional ties Pamela
has for this Black slave, she, too, is swept up into the consciousness of being
a slave owner whose use of the whip on her hapless victims is the right of all
white people. So Wes realizes that if he is to make good his plans for escape
and revenge, he must decide how to handle Ms. Pamela Bibbs.
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; "A DARKNESS AT INGRAHAM'S CREST: W/ DUST JACKET")