Character Analysis: Bayo, Mali

SETTING: Bayo, Mali (1745): A beautiful place rich with a sense of community. It is here that Aminata learns her skills as a midwife that greatly aid her and build her reputation when she is sold into slavery. The heartbreak for readers comes when this peaceful village is destroyed by slavery. Aminata must watch as her parents Mamadu Diallo, and Sira Diallo are killed at the age of 11, giving just a small taste of the horrific life of the slaves that follow.
South Carolina(1757): Aminata is sold to and indigo plantation owned by a man named Robinson Applyby. He was a horrible man and frequently put his hatred for Aminata on display by rapping her, burning her clothes, stripping her, and also selling her son to a place far away from her. However in her time at the plantation she meets Chakura, a man who would become the love of her life. While simultaneously using her Midwife skills she had learned from her mother.
South Carolina, Charles Town(1762): Aminata was eventually sold to a man named Solomon Lindo. He was not the same man Robinson was. She was
Obviously slavery has been put to rest in Canada and the united states, but this does not mean each person sees them as equals. The most recent problems have clearly been related to Law enforcement. In 2015 1,139 African Americans were killed by law enforcement. While only being 2% of the population African males between the ages of 15 and 34 make up over 15% of all deaths logged in an investigation of the use of deadly force. Five times the amount of white males the same age. However sad this may be it does not totally prove the motives were race related. However it is clear in recent weeks even that police are taking the use of excessive force and the use of their weapons much too lightly. Even with all the advances made in the hopes of a equal society we still see flashes of the dark times we thought left