Isaiah was Samuel's and Samuel was Isaiah's. In the barn they tended to the animals, but also to each other, transforming the hollowed-out shed into a place of human refuge, a source of intimacy and hope in a world ruled by vicious masters. When an older fellow slave seeks to gain favor by preaching the master's gospel on the plantation, the enslaved begin to turn on their own. Isaiah and Samuel's love, which was once so simple, is seen as sinful and a clear danger to the plantation's harmony.
Creator/Contributor:
Robert Jones, Jr.
Date Created/Date Issued:
2021
Description:
Isaiah was Samuel's and Samuel was Isaiah's. In the barn they tended to the animals, but also to each other, transforming the hollowed-out shed into a place of human refuge, a source of intimacy and hope in a world ruled by vicious masters. When an older fellow slave seeks to gain favor by preaching the master's gospel on the plantation, the enslaved begin to turn on their own. Isaiah and Samuel's love, which was once so simple, is seen as sinful and a clear danger to the plantation's harmony.
Language:
English
Rights - Use and Reproduction:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Source Collection Local Identifier:
ISBN: 1780264631, ISBN: 9781780264639, and OCLC: (OCoLC)1019991943
Title:
The Prophets
Topic:
African American gay men, Gay men, Black -- United States, Slaves -- United States, United States, Fiction, Love stories, Romance fiction, Historical fiction, and Gay fiction
