The elder became my mentor, teaching me scripture from morning until night. I read the…
No one seemed interested in the bandaged young traveler sitting silently, Cain resting between his…
The irony was so sharp it felt like a blade pressed against her ribs. She…
Only when they were seated on the train, Ellen again in first class, William in…
My name is Denise and I’m 34 years old. On November 20th, 2019, I beheaded…
But I could feel his eyes on me, looking at me, looking into me, looking…
“For the journey, and this,” she handed Ellen a folded piece of paper. “If anyone…
Other enslaved people heard the story and were inspired to attempt their own escapes. While…
Ellen Craft stood at the base of the gang plank leading to the steamboat, aware…
Then we don’t sleep. We leave the hotel while it’s still dark. be at the…