Modern African-American Fables
The Captured Horse
John Shackle, a man of folklore, was an enslaved man who attained his freedom. He tried to convince many of their enslavement, but few listened. One day, John was beaten for giving a speech to enslaved workers. He was told that he would be killed if he was caught spoiling the minds of good slaves again. John did not stop. He continued to travel and tell his wisdom as stories so that only those that had his experiences would understand his words. This is a collection of those stories.
