Laurie Douglass

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“The Ruse” by Laurie Douglass

Submitted to Contest #97

TW: abuse, slavery Juliana was only four when Mama sat her down and had the talk. To a four-year-old mind, the things Mama described sounded like a fairy tale, a terrifying one. Yet, the things Mama told her about obedience to masters, never speaking back, and deference to white people began to explain things she couldn’t help observing on Belle Grove Plantation. Years later, she still remembered every single word Mama had said, and it was those words that kept her alive.   Belle Grove’s farm manager, Cyrus, was meaner than a cornered a...

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