Jack Cauley was born on September 19, 1931, during the Great Depression. As a boy, Jack lived on Sapelo Island for two years along with 400 African-Americans whose forefathers had moved to the island for one reason: freedom. The stories told by Black people about their forefathers and the despicable U.S. government and slavery left an impression on the boy about democracy. At 17 years of age, Jack went to Mexico, where he worked in commercial fishing for two years. He then spent three years in the U.S. paratroopers. Jack then worked for 37 years for Hercules Inc. and retired as an Area Supervisor.
In Angel, the life of a slave owner and his family, as well as their slaves, is explored through the story of a genius slave named Angel. Appointed as overseer of the plantation in her teenage years, Angel’s ideas bring great success to the slave owner and turn him into a multimillionaire. However...