A Black Man’s Burden
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A Black Man’s Burden is a gripping tale of resilience, love, and the harsh realities of societal injustice. The story follows Vicky, who learns life lessons from her protective brother Allen, and her partner Paul, an anatomical artist wrongfully accused of a crime that leads to his imprisonment. Through Paul’s bold and emotional letters, the narrative explores themes of love, betrayal, and the deep scars of systemic oppression, shedding light on the enduring struggle against man’s inhumanity to man.
This narrative speaks of a young lady named Vicky, she complains of her idealistic brother Allen who
teaches her the essentials of surviving in a bad neighborhood, as he advises… “When negotiation
doesn’t work; Learn to Box.” This dramatic message came into play many times during Vicky’s
young life. Another wise idiom of relevancy was to… “Learn the Difference between a Wide Receiver
and a Quarterback.” Her brother Allen believed such an analogy was also appropriate for survival as
well. The other siblings were similar soldiers in her brother’s imaginary army in which they were
expected to comply by obeying orders, cleaning, saluting, and addressing him with the proper
military protocol. The story’s epic reveals that later in life, Vicky meets and falls in love with an
anatomical artist named Paul. The saga revolves around his traumatic experiences of being falsely
accused of rape, then suffering inevitable consequential imprisonment. Observing a brief glimpse of
past encounters of Paul’s life, which principally was the highlight of his happiness…However, after
imprisonment he writes emotional, riveting, bold controversial letters which convey sentiments of
struggle, love, and hate; what seemed at first, an attack on women, men, and society was his desire
to expose man’s inhumanity to man…
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