Debalo

The violent and bloody period of the slave trade in America changed the lives of many Africans forever. This novel explores the atmosphere of violence during this time in our nation’s history through the eyes of a young Masarwa bushman who must learn a new way of life. Debalo can barely believe the direction his life has taken. The free and proud life of a warrior and hunter, to which he was born, is gone. For a time he labors in the fields of south Louisiana as another man’s property. The cruelty of slavery has taken its toll and Debalo decides it is time to escape. He gathers what is left of his strength and spirit and returns to the free life in the Florida wilderness. Each page burns with wild adventure. What happens to Debalo?