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Fella

By: Obinna Ilochonwu
Narrated by: David Goodloe
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A gifted slave’s dramatic bid for freedom from the cotton plantations of the Deep South leads to far-reaching and unintended consequences in this moving tale.

Born enslaved in the 18th century, Fella finds no place for his genius, his thoughts, or his humanity in a time and place that deny him the most basic of rights. Thus, in a desperate act, he makes a bold, dramatic bid for freedom from the cotton plantations of the Deep South.

This dramatic short story is set in the days of slavery and interwoven within the fabric of real circumstances of the era to form a harrowing and hopeful tale. The moving account of this unusually gifted and witty slave parallels the history of cotton, considered “white gold” in the Southern states during the 18th and 19th century.

Poignant, melancholic, and powerful, this fast-moving tale focuses on Fella’s determined bid to be free from the shackles of captivity and the insufferable ideologies of slavery.

©2017 Obinna Ilochonwu (P)2020 Wordwooze Publishing
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A few technical problems

Overall a great listen (other than the technical issues at the beginning of chapters 3 and 6). I did enjoy the story about a Black man who was mistakenly made a slave. He found a way to create the cotton gin. I wondered if the story was true. I enjoyed the story, The things that bothered me: 'n' word usage and not being able to follow the story as he died. How did he die? Was he poisoned? Was that a heart attack? I wish I knew .

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