Minnie's Sacrifice

Minnie's Sacrifice is a novel written by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper. The story revolves around Minnie, a young African American woman living in the United States during the mid-19th century. Minnie is a slave who is deeply in love with her master's son, Frank. However, when Frank is killed in the Civil War, Minnie is forced to make a difficult decision. She must choose between staying on the plantation and continuing to serve her master or leaving to pursue her own freedom.As Minnie struggles with this decision, she is faced with a number of challenges, including the threat of violence from her master's other slaves and the possibility of being captured and returned to slavery if she attempts to escape. Despite these obstacles, Minnie ultimately decides to risk everything for her freedom and sets out on a perilous journey north.Throughout the novel, Harper explores themes of love, sacrifice, and the struggle for freedom. She also offers a powerful critique of slavery and the racial injustices of the time. Minnie's Sacrifice is a moving and thought-provoking work of historical fiction that offers a glimpse into the lives of African American women during a tumultuous period in American history.""I know that, mother; but, mother, it must be hard to be forced to ride in smoking cars; to be insulted in the different thoroughfares of travel; to be denied access to public resorts in some places, --such as lectures, theatres, concerts, and even have a particular seat assigned in the churches, and sometimes feel you were an object of pity even to your best friends. I know that Mrs. Heston felt so when she was telling her story, for when Mrs. Hickman said, 'Well, Sarah, I really pity you, ' I saw her dark eyes flash, and she has really beautiful eyes, as she said, 'it is not pity we want, it is justice.'""This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.