This new woman is a mystery. To be black and a slave is to live wounded. To be black and a slave and be born in this place is to know nothing but dar… - Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa

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This new woman is a mystery. To be black and a slave is to live wounded. To be black and a slave and be born in this place is to know nothing but darkness. To be a bozal, black, and a slave, who remembers the time before, is to carry a double wound, living in the darkness while constantly remembering the light. This warrior woman is wounded, lost, and still struggling against the dark. The light, not yet gone, flickers in her eyes. Interesting... (p28)