Day of Tears by Julius Lester

Day of Tears a novel in dialogue is a book written by Julius Lester. In 1859, the largest slave auction in the United Sates was held and this is where the book begins. This book is written in dialogue and monalogues. Mattie, the first person who speaks talks about that day and how rain was pouring down like regret.Will say's it ain't rain, it's God's tears. This book features the dialogue of a number of slaves who were sold to pay off their masters gambling debt. One particular moving sitiouation throughout the book is the planned marriage between two of the slaves; Jeffery and Dorcas. Jeffery's buyer bids on Dorcas until he decides that he can not afford to bid any higher to keep the two together. Another focus is on Samson, one of the slave owners. At the end of the book you read some thoughts that he has about his son and his life. This book loans itself to being acted out within a classroom.

Some other books by Julius Lester are:
To Be A Slave, Let's Talk About Race, and Gardian.