Story world

Timeline

Sourced canon events across generations.

  1. Kongo era

    Kingdom of Kongo

    Isabel's original life before enslavement, in a domestic compound where the wind moves through a damaged drum.

  2. Crossing

    The Atlantic Crossing

    Forced migration across the Atlantic. Depictions must be dignified and historically researched.

  3. Saint-Domingue

    Saint-Domingue and the Haitian Revolution

    Colonial Saint-Domingue and the revolution that reshaped it.

  4. 1809 context

    Cuba and the New Orleans Arrival

    The refugee transition through Cuba and the 1809 arrival in New Orleans.

  5. Present day

    The Keeper of Evidence

    Naomi Baptiste, present-day witness and keeper of evidence, between Atlanta and the Baptiste family house in New Orleans.

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