‘Yellow Wife’ takes a hard look at choices faced by enslaved mothers
Jan 13, 2021
2 minutes
In “Yellow Wife,” Sadeqa Johnson paints a world of rich details of the antebellum South. The story is told through the eyes of Pheby Brown, a biracial girl born to an enslaved mother and a white plantation owner.
Because of her status, Pheby was sheltered as a
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