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This is a work of fiction meaning it's not real. The celebrity portrayals in this story are only face claims and have no further affiliation with the story. Although many of the ideas expressed in this story were at one point in time very serious this story, for the most part, is only imagination, therefore, it shouldn't be taken seriously.

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🦋 C A S T 🦋

TOP ROW: Polly. StyTamra
2ND ROW: Larry Williamson. Elaine Williamson. Henry Williamson
3RD ROW: Elliott Williamson. Anna Williamson. Jane Creer
4TH ROW: Mike. Queenie. Lulu
FINAL ROW: Olivia. Curtis. Curtis


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*This is a very old story idea of mine, I have hella receipts to prove it, this is an original idea from me and to the best of my knowledge it hasn't been done before and if you see any story similar to this one please let me know so that I can report for plagiarism*

This story is set in the 1800s and will be told mostly from the point of view of Polly Anne so expect dialog that reflects this moment in time (eg: Ebonics) the reason I created this story is because all I saw mostly in these type of books on this website is the slave falling in love with the captor and the movies are always like this as well. Which led me to think can there be such a story set in that era without romanticizing slavery? That answer is still unknown but I'll try, think of this as the experiment. All emotions are allowed during this journey into this book but please be respectful. Yes, I will add my little twists&spins on things but I'll try to keep this as accurate to that timeframe and mindset of people back then as possible.

I wasn't going to publish this story until Black History Month, BUT then I decided against it because these type of stories are needed as a reminder to us as descendants of American Chattel Slavery how far we've come as a people especially since the younger generation of Black Americans are SO desensitized to this part of American History. 

WARNING: THIS STORY IS NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART OR EASILY OFFENDED TYPE OF PEOPLE SO IF YOU WANT A SUGARCOATED WHITE SAVIOR SORT OF SLAVE NARRATION THEN THIS ISN'T THE BOOK FOR YOU—THIS IS AMERICAN POET A TALE OF 2 ENSLAVED WRITERS SET IN THE 1800s ON A PLANTATION OUT IN MISSISSIPPI || ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ©COPYRIGHT @Smartmouths 2019.

Check out the book trailer above.

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STARTED: MAY 21, 2019
COMPLETED: JUN 25, 2019

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