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The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill follows Aminata Diallo, who is kidnapped from her village in Africa as a child and sold into slavery in South Carolina. She endures brutality but becomes a skilled midwife and educator. Throughout her life, Aminata seeks freedom for herself and others, navigating multiple continents and, eventually, contributing to the abolitionist movement in England. Descriptions of violence, sexual assault, and the horrors of slavery are present.