She gets to know a young man named Chekura, who helped keep her captive but who was betrayed by the people he worked for. On the ship, she endures and witnesses disgusting conditions, brutally cruel treatment, and terrible loss. Made to march for three months, Aminata is eventually taken to an island on the west coast of Africa and put on a slave ship that sails to British North America. Literacy and midwifery become Aminata's most prominent skills, and they help her to survive later in life.Īt age 11, Aminata is kidnapped, and her parents are murdered. Her father, Mamadu, teaches her how to read and pray in Arabic, while her mother, Sira, teaches her how to catch babies and care for pregnant women. Aminata, also known as "Meena Dee," is born in 1745 in Bayo. To support the abolitionist cause, she writes her life story, so that people in England and around the world may know the truth about slavery. HarperCollins, 2007.Īminata Diallo, a woman from the village of Bayo in Africa, advocates for the abolition of the slave trade in London, England in 1802. The following edition of the novel was used to create this guide: Hill, Lawrence.
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