Ellen could feel the woman’s suspicion like a physical presence hovering just at the edge of awareness. For the rest of the journey to Wilmington,…
A future where their humanity could not be denied, where their story could not be erased, where their courage could inspire others facing their own…

A woman walks through a Tehran industrial district. Late afternoon sun traditional black chador covering her hair, loose clothing beneath. She speaks fluent Farsy with…
Whether that was the right decision remains debated, but the connection is clear. The archive theft changed American policy, change regional dynamics, change the entire…
She meant the underground networks that helped runaways reach freedom. She meant the very thing Ellen and William were attempting. “He is loyal,” Ellen said,…
They watched from across the ocean as tensions escalated, as the nation split over the question of human bondage, as civil war finally erupted. Only…
What she didn’t know yet was that this man wouldn’t be the greatest danger she would face. That test was still waiting for her somewhere…
A white woman was pursuing William through the crowd, calling out a name, drawing attention. Already, two men near the pillar had stopped to watch,…
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…

Lower Beirut. January 1979. A woman sits on a thirdf flooror balcony on Ru Verdun, dragging a brush across a half-finished canvas. Below her, a…
