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Summary Of 47 By Walter Mosely

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47 by Walter Mosely is a science fiction book based in a plantation camp during a time of slavery. The main character is a slave child who was branded with the name 47 while on a slave plantation camp called the Corinthian. He faces the horrors of growing up in slavery, the treatment of other slaves, and the brutality of racism during that time. The themes of this book include racism, freedom, and friendship. 47 has been challenged in many Texas libraries for the use of racist language. One of the voters of the book banning stated “It has references of extreme violence and racial topics” (NBC news, book 49/50). But without these topics in it, the book 47 would not exist at all, its topics on violence, racism, and slavery are to educate others
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