In the Great Depression, a young reporter's interviews with a centenarian ex-slave shatter illusions of history, forging an unlikely, transformative friendship.
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In the Great Depression, a young reporter's interviews with a centenarian ex-slave shatter illusions of history, forging an unlikely, transformative friendship.
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Sixteen-year-old Lorena Leland’s dreams of a rich and fulfilling life as a writer are dashed when the stock market crashes in 1929. Seven years into the Great Depression, Rena’s banker father has retreated into the bottle, her sister is married to a lazy charlatan and gambler, and Rena is an unemployed newspaper reporter. Eager for any writing job, Rena accepts a position interviewing former slaves for the Federal Writers’ Project. There, she meets Frankie Washington, a 101-year-old woman whose ...
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Sexual content
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No sexual content depicted. To coercion and assault in historical slave accounts; not detailed.
Violence & gore
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Descriptions of physical abuse, whippings, murder, and death in slave narratives; not gratuitous or graphic.
Profanity
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No profanity present.
Substance use
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Portrayals of alcoholism and its destructive family effects; cautionary depiction.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation.
Religious content
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Central Christian themes of faith, forgiveness, and spiritual resilience woven throughout the narrative.
Magic & witchcraft
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No witchcraft or occult elements.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Explores racial inequality, Jim Crow racism, slavery's legacy, and calls for reconciliation and understanding.
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted.
Abuse & suffering
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Central depictions of slavery's cruelties, including physical abuse, family separations, and systemic oppression. To coercion and assault in historical slave accounts; not detailed.
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