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Title: Deeply, deeply flawed.
Review: This book, while well-intentioned, stands as yet another monument to cheap American liberalism, wherein a well meaning person makes a case for his/her (often inaccurate) personal idealisation of an oppressed people, without taking the time to really understand what is happening.The slaves in this book are angelic and good, yes, but they do nothing to impart in the reader a realistic understanding of what their plight really involved. The end result is almost embarassing.UCT's heart is bigger than its brain, and that's a dangerous thing for an intended instrument of social change. If you want the real story, read Fredrick Douglas' autobiography.On another note, this book is so sugary it made my teeth itch. It should be read and reviled.
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