The Birth of Ebony Jackson

By ML Steele

Travel on a journey with M.L. Steele as she takes you back in time and into the deep south. Ruth Chapman, the McCafferty's house woman and nanny will tell you the tale of the arrival of a new young slave girl, Eula Mae Jackson, on their plantation. Life for everyone will change with her arrival, and the untimely death of the plantation owner, Conor McCafferty. Eula will have to over come challenges and keep the family secrets as she and Conor's daughter take over the running of the plantation.

• Language: English
• Publisher: ML Steele
• Release date: May 17, 2016
• ISBN: 9781311241382

ML Steele

Hello, I started writing in 2013. I kept it secret for awhile, but finally decided it was time to begin sharing my worlds in my imagination with everyone else in the world. Happy Reading, ML Steele

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The Birth of

Ebony Jackson

by

M.L. Steele

Copyright Notice

Copyright © 2014

ML Steele

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All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof including the cover, are the sole property of M.L. Steele and may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of M. L. Steele except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

Published in the United States of America

Smashwords Edition

ISBN 978-1-31-124138-2

Cover Art Created by JB Steele with public domain elements.

This story takes place in a world that lives in my imagination, and any coincidence to any persons – living or dead – is just that.

Mere coincidence. 

 Author's Note

Thank you for reading The Birth of Ebony Jackson. Look for the other M.L. Steele books Vigilance in Disguise as well as Collapsing Worlds in the Amazon Market now.

Also keep watch for other M. L. Steele stories to come.

As always, Happy Reading!

M.L. Steele

Eula’s Arrival

Eula Mae Jackson was a very beautiful young girl. Eyes as dark as coffee, long black curly hair, and lips the color of a ruby. Unfortunately, she was born in a time when color mattered, and Eula had been born the wrong color.

Eula arrived on the McCafferty plantation shortly before her sixteenth birthday. Her new home, situated in the Mississippi Delta, brought forth more than she could ever have dreamed. Me, for instance. My name is Ruth Chapman, and I work on the McCafferty plantation in the main house. Eula would come to think of me as her second mother, and I would take her under my wing and teach her all I could about our heritage. Eula would face hardships and triumphs which would create bonds so strong with those she loved that nothing could ever break them. 

The McCafferty Plantation was noted for its kindness to slaves. So, when Eula Mae was bought for work by a slave trader named Jameson for their plantation, her family was very happy. They thought she would be given a much better life.

The day Eula left, her Mama hugged her tight, and gave her a kiss. Eula was then sent on her way with Jameson along with two older slave women.

After spending most of the day traveling Eula arrived on the McCafferty plantation still none the wiser about whom she had truly been purchased by or why. She assumed what the slave trader said was true, she would be a new house cook for the McCafferty’s.

Upon her arrival, Eula and the two older female slaves were taken from the carriage down to the slaves’ cabins on the edge of the river. There a warm bath was made for her. A new dress and combs for her long hair were laid out for after her bath. Eula bathed, thinking her life had truly been changed. She couldn’t remember in all her fifteen years and eleven months receiving a brand new dress. This one made her smile. It had short puffy sleeves, and small metal covered with material matching her dress down the