The officer looked away, moving on to check other passengers. Ellen and William climbed aboard, finding seats in their respective cars, neither daring to believe…
And when that war finally ended, slavery, when the 13th Amendment made bondage illegal throughout the United States, Ellen and William returned not as former…
At the bottom, their feet touched concrete, and the beam of light revealed a corridor stretching 30 m into the earth, perfectly preserved. The air…

October 22nd, 1941, the streets of Odessa ran red with blood as Romanian soldiers systematically hunted down Jewish families, burning them alive in warehouses and…
72 hours until the most dangerous performance of her life began. 72 hours until she would sit beside a man who had seen her face…
” “Is there difficulty?” The officer studied her for a long moment, and Ellen could see the calculation happening behind his eyes. A sick young…
They had risked everything on the belief that slavery was wrong and must be resisted. History had proven them right. Their return to Georgia carried…
They moved slowly, taking in every detail. The walls were lined with wooden crates stencled with vermached markings. Thomas pried one open and found it…
“Wilm and then onward. ” “Ah, I’m stopping in Wilmington myself, visiting family. ” The woman paused, studying Ellen with open curiosity. You’re traveling for…
Confirmation, encouragement, a sign that escape was possible. William looked away, unable to give him what he wanted. Any gesture of solidarity could expose them…


