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Reviewed: Jun 14, 2010
1878: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF HENRY FOREST tells how Henry grew up, a smart young man, married a local girl, and produced two children. He had to work quite a distance from his family but he would come visit them every month. In the small town where they lived jobs were scarce. He picked cotton for years before the Klan came to the town where he worked. He wouldn't laugh at the degrading jokes they told about Black people, they decided to teach him a lesson. The only problem was, they were the ones who learned a lesson. Henry took them all on and won. He knew he'd have to escape because the rest of the Klan would be after him and anybody he was associated with. That meant he couldn't go home. Henry must do everything possible to keep himself and his loved ones safe.
R. Jenkins-Oliver wrote a short novel about the difficult times black people had in the United States. It shows how the justice system is not helpful to the black population. It is captivating and grabs your attention from the beginning. The novel is written in the language of the black people of that time. Fortunately she has a translation in the back of the book so when you can't figure out a word, you can look it up. She wrote a very interesting and suspenseful book about Henry Forest.
Reviewed by alice Holman
of The RAWSISTAZ™ Reviewers
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Alice Holman is an avid reader, a writer and a community activist. She lives in Galveston, Texas with her husband Ray.
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