Abina and the Important Men

Abina and the Important Men BY ckc74426 Abina and the Important Men A Graphic Hi tarradiddle This graphic novel was a very arouse and unique takings on history and on how its tradition anyy told. The story is based on a young African slave girl, named Abina Mansah, in the nineteenth century. Most of the events that occur in the book take mail service in West Africa and much specifically in the Gold seacoast Colony. Its based on the real-life event of Abinas trial against Quamina taro, who was a powerful and sozzled man. She believed that she was wrongfully enslaved.She wanted her share to be heard and decided that she would take this man to court. The only problem with this was that he grew palm oil, which at the fourth dimension was vital component of Britains growing industrial production. Therefore, bringing him to court was a big deal. They were walking a very fine line in doing so, exclusively in the same token they had to honor the new laws that they passed abolishin g slavery. no(prenominal) the less, William Melton, the acting Judicial assessor, decided to give the girl a blastoff in court to prove Eddo guilty of wrongfully enslaving her.The account goes on to regularize of the events that occurred in court. Abina tells her account of what had occurred and is questioned about her experience by Eddos attorney, her own attorney, and Melton. She states that she was left by her old master in the custody of Eddo, except that her old master was going to return for her later. While staying at Eddos plantation with his sister she was approached by his sister and was told that she was going to have to conjoin a man, Tando, against her will. She told them that she didnt like the man and wouldnt marry him.With this she was threatened and told that if she didnt marry him wherefore she would be flogged. After she was told this she ran away and knew that she wanted her story to be heard. This is wherefore she had come to Cape Coast to be free. In th e end Quamina Eddo was found innocent of enslaving Abina. She was very upset by this news and verbalize that all she wanted was to be heard. She wanted to go to the court so that she could say what needed to be said. She wanted them to know how her life was. In the second half of the book you can find the original transcripts that tell you xactly of what was said during the trial.You can also find a section on the historical context, a reading guide, and a classroom guide. Personally, I soundly enjoyed this graphic novel. It was a really creative twist on the vernacular context of how history is normally told I think that it kept me much interactive in the story and engaged. The main reason I enjoyed the book, on with many others Im sure, is the story being focused on an unlikely someone in history. Abina was Just a normal girl in history. She as a slave girl who didnt have any fancy education, nor was she flush(p) or powerful.Basically, she was kind of like you or me in the grand precis of world history. We dont hold any considerable role in history, in so far we make up the majority of people in the history of our time. Its a wild thing to think about. It really makes you think about all of the history that was lost end-to-end the years Who knows what other occurrences happened that, due to leave out of good documentation or preservation was lost. Whats even worse to study is that throughout history there were people ho took it upon themselves to decide what was important and what was not.This is discuss is timely question of how people can so slow ignore what is right? For instance the men that were on the Jury and William Melton knew that Abina was virtually likely a slave. Even if she was labeled so, she was take over being squeeze to marry a man that she didnt want to. This leads me to my next question, was she really a slave? My answer to that is a yes I believe, but I still would like to hear what others opinions are. As a girl, I can t help but side with Abina on this matter.Not only were they attempting to force her to marry someone else, but they were essentially taking her freedom away to choose her own runway in life. No one likes to be told what to do and I prise her determination and courage in trying to give a voice to those who couldnt speak up for themselves. All in all this was a great book and I am really happy that you introduced us to it It in spades made me consider all the voices that have gone unheard throughout history, but now I am left with only more questions about the history of our world and what it all means