Setting of Beloved

Beloved is set during an appalling period in America's history: the years before, during, and immediately after the Civil War. After the Civil War. After the Civil War ended, life was still dreadful for black people, whether slaves or freed. While the action of the novel covers only a brief time, by use of flashback approximately 50 years is covered. Although other places are mentioned, the two major setting are Sweet Home in Kentucky and 124 Bluestone Road outside Cincinnati, Ohio.