Chains Of The Father

<p><strong>Chains of the Father</strong></p><p><strong>A Novel by Jojo Penwood</strong></p><p><em>One bloodline. Seven generations. Countless wounds.</em></p><p>From the ancient forests of Benin to the crowded streets of modern-day America <em>Chains of the Father</em> is a sweeping intergenerational saga that traces the inherited trauma silence violence and resilience passed down through seven Black men-bound not only by blood but by the unseen chains of history.</p><p>It begins with <strong>Obadele</strong> a noble man stolen from his homeland and shackled into slavery. His strength and dignity are buried under brutality-but a whisper of his spirit survives. Across generations we meet his descendants: men hardened by the lash silenced by shame enraged by injustice and often incapable of love. Each man carries more than his own scars; he carries the echoes of those before him.</p><p>From the cotton fields to the concrete jungle through war migration addiction incarceration and protest the chain tightens. Yet in the seventh generation a boy named <strong>Amari</strong> dares to look backward in order to break free. Through therapy ancestral memory and a journey back to Benin Amari seeks not revenge-but healing.</p><p>Powerful poetic and deeply human <em>Chains of the Father</em> is a story of legacy survival and the revolutionary act of choosing peace.</p>