Dívka s vášní pro indigo – Boyd Natasha (2024)

It is the year 1739. Eliza Lucas is just sixteen when her father entrusts her with managing three family plantations in South Carolina, a British crown colony under King George II. He then departs to fight for the glory of the Crown, and his abandoned wife wishes for nothing more than to return to England. The diligent daughter takes on the management despite the obstacles, but fate seems to be aligning with her mother's wishes. Eliza soon faces the threat of the Lucases losing everything, yet she refuses to give up. As soon as the girl learns how much the French pay for indigo dye, she becomes convinced that its production is the key to their salvation. However, those around her do not believe in her dream; no white person knows how to cultivate the originally West African plant, and the rebellious enslaved woman refuses to share the secrets of producing the stunning blue color. The heroine discovers that her allies in the battle against time are only an old gardener from the neighborhood, a happily married lawyer from town, and a young Black man with whom Eliza makes an unprecedented agreement. He will teach her how to process indigo, and she will teach his peers – despite the laws of the time – how to read. Natasha Boyd has brought to life the true story of a woman who significantly contributed to the emancipation of the future United States. Based on archival materials and...