There was a construction or repair project of some kind that had brought him and a small group from his town. And the way it…
And then he said that he had been spending a lot of time examining his own faith, not doubting it, examining it, asking himself whether…
The consciousness of being observed, of being known to the wrong people, had been present since before Elias was killed, but it had intensified significantly…
There were hours of waiting in locations that felt exposed, waiting for something or someone that had been arranged and that we could only trust…
William followed at the appropriate distance, trunk balanced on his shoulder, eyes still lowered. Neither of them exhaled until they were on the deck and…
“He is loyal,” Ellen said, her voice barely above a whisper. The woman smiled, but it didn’t reach her eyes. I’m sure he is still,…
Hours passed. The train stopped at smaller stations, brief pauses where passengers boarded and disembarked, where Ellen and William each sat rigid with tension, waiting…
The older man smiled sadly. “Whatever you want. That’s what free means. ” The train rolled on toward Philadelphia as dawn broke over Pennsylvania. Light…
Scholars analyzed how Ellen’s ability to pass as white exposed the constructed nature of racial categories. Others explored how the couple’s partnership challenged conventional gender…
As for Elizabeth Becker, the 24-year-old who had once dreamed of becoming a model, her execution was a sobering end to her brief but violent…
