I do not feel the title The Book of Negroes is an inappropriate title because it corresponds with the name of an actual historical document that is crucial to the plot. Although I do not think it's inappropriate, I do think there may be a more fitting title, one that is more likely to win more readers. Censorship is the practice of withholding parts of media that are deemed unacceptable. In the United States and other countries, the tile was censored to Someone Knows My Name. The most blatant form of censorship is book burning. The cover of the book was burned by a Dutch group to protest the title, not the content. I don't think the title is so out of place that it merits a book burning. Personally, I think that the title Aminata would be a a much better, less provocative fit.
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