The novel centers around two children, a white boy
The novel centers around two children, a white boy and a mulatto, who are born on the same day. Roxy, the mother of the mulatto, is given charge of the children, and exchanges the babies, fearing that her son will be sold. Ironically, the mulatto becomes a scoundrel who sells his mother, murders and robs his uncle, and accuses Luigi, one of a pair of twins, of the murder. The white boy, now a lawyer, undertakes Luigi's defense, exposes the real murderer, and regains his rightful place. FTP, what is this Mark Twain condemnation of slavery, centering on the character of David Wilson?
The novel centers around two children, a white boy and a mulatto, who are born on the same day.