Words from the privileged + powerful shape the world.
Words make up laws + policies + trends.

#control
#PeculiarInstitution
#IndenturedServitude
#slavery
#HumanTrafficking
#DegreesOfUnfreedom
#power

The Conjure Woman, by Charles W. Chesnutt

#history #ChattelSlavery
#Fiction
#PeculiarInstitution
#SpecFic
#horror #fantasy #MagicalRealism #Slavery #BlackMastodon

https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/charles-w-chesnutt/the-conjure-woman