James
By Everett, PercivelIf I had to use one word to summarize James by Percivel Everett, it would be stunning. From code switching language, lessons in translation from proper English to "slave talk" (correct incorrect grammar) to appeasing white people to stay safe, to conversations with John Locke and Voltaire, James narrates his story in his voice. What does it mean to be a slave in the American South in the 1800s?