Vargas asked the forensic experts to review the files corresponding to the year of Paul Reynolds’ disappearance. Among dozens of route files, they found one…
She held completely still, posture relaxed, but distant, the way she had seen white men ignore those they considered beneath them. The man glanced at…
Outside, through the small cabin window, the Georgia coastline slipped past, marshes and islands and the mouth of the Savannah River opening onto the Atlantic.…

On the night of October 26, 2013, brief distress signals were detected several times emanating from deep within the Prescott National Forest . Too weak…
Ellen and William boarded separately, as they had done every time before, each moving to their designated spaces in the carefully segregated world of southern…
“For the journey, and this,” she handed Ellen a folded piece of paper. “If anyone stops you, if there’s trouble at the station, show them…
Other enslaved people heard the story and were inspired to attempt their own escapes. While most did not employ such an elaborate disguise, the craft’s…
An internal memo drafted that night stated, ” Kendall’s testimony needs clarification, but it points to the possible involvement of another party. ” It is…
If someone asks a question you can’t answer, pretend the illness has made you hard of hearing. And never, ever let anyone see you right.…
Ellen Craft stood at the base of the gang plank leading to the steamboat, aware that every second she remained visible increased the danger. The…


