Dr. Eugene G. Akins III

Death of a Dream

In the warmth of a Georgia morning at a favorite spot on the bank of the Chattahoochee River, a young slave does what he most enjoys in life, fishing. The only thing that could top it would be a day of fishing with his father and today was just such a day. It wasn't very often that young Michael had his father all to himself. With doing the Masters' biddings and serving as a sort of spiritual leader in the community, there wasn't a lot of time for father /son bonding. As a sort of foreman of the field hands his father had become admired and respected because he never let pleasing the master keep him from being fair and just with his fellow slaves.