Summary Of The Novel 'Abina And The Important Men'

Abina and the important men written by Trevor R. Getz and drawn by Liz Clarke is a graphic novel. This graphic novel describes the court case of Abina an African women who was wrongfully sold into slavery. Abina was born in Asante where she lived as a slave from birth. Abina was sold by her former master Yaw Awoah to Quamina Eddoo an influential palm oil planter. Abina didn’t know that she was sold as a slave but she quickly came to the conclusion that she was a slave based on how she was treated. The Gold Coast where Abina worked was controlled by the British. During the 1800s the British abolished slavery in the Slavery Abolition Act; therefore any act of slavery or owning a slave was outlawed in Britain and its colonies. Abina learning from the other slave girls that slavery was illegal ran away from Eddoo’s plantation.
Mr. Davis explained to her that that would not be possible, but taking pity on Abina given her situation he hired her so she would have a place to live. One day Abina say her old master Quamina Eddoo, she went to Mr. Davis scared that she would be forced to be a slave again. Mr. Davis hinted at taking Quamina Eddoo to court, but that it may be a fruitless venture seeing that Quamina Eddoo was an influential man. The British didn’t like interfering with issues that could possibly lead to the destabilization of the native culture. Upon Abina’s request Mr. Davis brings the case to Mr. Melton the Magistrate of Gold Coast. Mr. Melton is hesitant to allow that case to be presented, but eventually gives in and sends a constable to fetch