Ebook {Epub PDF} Restavec: From Haitian Slave Child to Middle-Class American by Jean-Robert Cadet

During his time at UC, Cadet began writing his first book, "Restavec: From Haitian Slave Child to Middle-Class American," which gained international attention following its release. The book started as a letter to his son, Adam, as a way to explain the atrocities he faced growing up. In this memoir, Jean-Robert Cadet recounts the harrowing story of his youth as a restavec, as well as his inspiring climb to middle-class American life. He vividly describes what it was like to be an unwanted illegitimate child "staying with" a well-to-do family whose physical and emotional abuse was sanctioned by Haitian www.doorway.ru by: Published in English in , Cadet’s memoir, Restavec: From Haitian Slave Child to Middle Class American, contributed significantly to the slim body of literature written by survivors of contemporary slavery. Especially striking is Cadet’s bravery in so frankly describing his experience since, “In Haitian society, [being a restavek is] the lowest possible status.

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