The Confessions of Frannie Langton

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The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins follows Frannie Langton, a young Black woman in early-19th-century London, who is on trial for the murder of her employers. Through her writings, she recounts her experiences from being enslaved on a Jamaican plantation to her complex and fraught relationship with her English mistress, offering a vivid portrayal of slavery, racism, and societal injustices. This book discusses scientific racism and eugenics, slavery, violence against women and sex workers, child death, miscarriage, lynching, drug addiction, public execution, torture, and suicide, and uses racist language in the context of enslaved people's experiences.