What I did not know at that moment was that the response from inside Iran would be even more surprising than the reaction from the…
My man has been with my family for years. I did not think additional documentation would be necessary for a simple journey. The officer’s expression…
Fields stretched away into the pre-dawn darkness, and somewhere ahead, invisible, but drawing closer with every turn of the wheels, lay the border with Pennsylvania.…

My name is Fatima and before I tell you what happened to me, you need to understand something about where I come from. I was…
The man glanced at her once at the top hat, the bandages, the sickly posture, and moved on without a second thought. He never even…
Somewhere, authorities were preparing for tomorrow’s inspections, watching for runaways, enforcing the laws that kept millions in bondage. And somewhere ahead, beyond one more day…

My name is Ysef Alawahi, 48 years old, imam of the Islamic Center of Dearborn for the last 11 years. 19 days ago, I died…
“Good Lord, what are you doing in Richmond? Does your master know you’re here?” Other people on the platform were beginning to turn, drawn by…
During their 19 years in England, they never stopped telling their story. They spoke at churches, at political gatherings, at anti-slavery conventions. They raised funds…
He brought her to the room where I was reading. It was the elderly woman from the shop, the one I had threatened and extorted.…


