I was extremely intrigued by the works of Alex Haley, especially Queen. My first and foremost reason for choosing this book was because of my own family history and coming from ancestors who experienced being raped or having forbidden love with their slave owners. My mother's side of the family are descendants of our countries 10th president John Tyler. My mother younger siblings were the first not to be born in Richmond, Virginia. My family was given acres beyond acres of land. I remember hearing when I was 10, the family talking about land that was still ours that his white grandson was contesting my great-great aunt Taddie for. My grandma Rose and even some of my very own siblings can pass for white because of the skin and hair. You could
