One wrong word, one gesture out of place, one moment of hesitation, and the mask would crack. And when it did, there would be no…
Ellen moved toward the ticket office, weaving through the crowd. Behind her, William followed at the appropriate distance, navigating through clusters of travelers and workers.…
Their freedom was intolerable to a system that depended on the illusion of black incapacity and white supremacy. When Ellen and William fled to England…

In June 2018, Imagigen Owen, a 33-year-old architect from Denver, set out on a solo hike in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. She planned…
a top hat that would shadow her face, trousers, a coat, and a high collared shirt that would conceal her feminine shape, and most crucially,…
Richmond lay ahead the capital of Virginia, the symbolic heart of the slaveolding south. And after Richmond, the final and most dangerous crossing, Baltimore, where…
They spoke about agency, about the careful planning that went into their escape, about the intelligence required to anticipate problems and devise solutions. They presented…

In August of 2016, 22-year-old Austin Griffin left his blue pickup truck in a parking lot near the Ice Lake Basin Trail in the San…
They spoke about agency, about the careful planning that went into their escape, about the intelligence required to anticipate problems and devise solutions. They presented…

On October 14, 2015, Ralph Allen and Elise Hill disappeared into the dense forests of the San Juan, leaving only a locked car in the…
