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"The previous strike staged by African workers in senegal was disastrously settled by deaths and no postive out comes were realised yet it still lives in the minds of aged Africans like Niakoro who lost her husband. Now under the leadership of Ibrahim. Bakayoko Niakoro's son, the workers at the railway have staged another strike against their white employers. They are protesting unfair salaries, racial discrimination at work, lack of old age pensions and family allowances. The railway services from Darker and beyond have come to a stand still due to the strike but some Africans still connive with the whites against their brothers. Cosquently food and water supplies to the Africans are cut off by the whites, life for the blacks becomes extremely hard, the women take on the role for the men, many strikers get arrested and bittery totured, lives are lost including Niakoro's and unless the workers give up the strike, the whites promise no change. Bakayoko gives the only hope to the strikers to fight on."
Kaiznda, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- upbeat
Time/era of story
- 1960's-1970's
Political/social activism
Yes
Plotlet:
- union leaders fighting for labor rights
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- infantry soldier
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a little/some
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 4 (a fair amount)
Africa
Yes
Kind of Africa:
- Black Africa
- White Enclave
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Unusual Style:
- a lot of stream of consciousness
- No single main character?
Is this an e-book?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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