That every person possesses the right to determine their own destiny. And that no law or custom or force can ultimately take that right away…
Farhad’s been so distracted lately. Someone needs to make sure you’re taken care of. Carmela forced a smile. Thank you, but you didn’t have to.…
Then we’ll talk about how we’re going to handle this quietly for the girl’s sake. The front door opened and then Fisizel’s voice almost as…
The bell rang once, twice. Steam hissed from the engine, a cloud rising into the cold air. Conductors called out final warnings. People moved toward…
and Baltimore, the last slave port before freedom, would be the most dangerous crossing of all. The planter in the cabin had finished his story,…
“I understand,” she said quietly. “Thank you for the advice. ” The woman seemed satisfied. She settled back in her seat and pulled out a…
Ellen and William moved toward the station exit, trying to blend into the flow of departing passengers, trying to be unremarkable, trying to survive just…
Their story would spread. Other enslaved people would hear about the light-skinned woman who dressed as a white man and traveled first class to freedom.…

March 23rd, 1945, just before midnight, somewhere near the Ryan River, cold rain soaked the ground and turned the fields into black mud. An American…
Neither had truly rested. How could they, knowing that freedom or capture lay just hours away? Time. Mrs. Patterson whispered through the door. “The carriage…
