by Valentine Njuguna
To everyone who opens this book — thank you.
Jim Crow is more than a story; it is a mirror. It reflects what power does when dressed in politeness, and how silence can become its most loyal servant.
I wrote this novel to remind us that oppression rarely begins with cruelty — it begins with rules that sound reasonable, smiles that hide control, and a world that teaches us to stay quiet.
As an African author, I carry the echoes of generations who were told their voices were too loud, too angry, or too inconvenient. This book is my answer to that silence — a reminder that words, when written in truth, can outlive chains, borders, and fear.
If this story moves you, let it not end here. Let it travel with you — into your conversations, your courage, your kindness.
Because the world doesn’t change through power.
It changes through memory.
With love and fire,
— Valentine Njuguna