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With courage and ingenuity, people could reclaim their own lives. Other enslaved people heard the story and were inspired to attempt their own escapes. While…

On a Saturday morning in July 1998, a mother watched her 5-year-old daughter run into a cluster of trees at the edge of a playground…

During their 19 years in England, they never stopped telling their story. They spoke at churches, at political gatherings, at anti-slavery conventions. They raised funds…

The sound felt foreign in her throat, but it would have to become natural. Her life depended on it. They had 3 days to perfect…

“Good Lord, what are you doing in Richmond? Does your master know you’re here?” Other people on the platform were beginning to turn, drawn by…

In 2015, a 19-year-old college applicant requested her birth certificate for a scholarship application and discovered something impossible. The document showed her birth date as…

In March 2009, a 20-year-old woman stood beside a hospital bed holding the hand of the man she called dad. He was the only family…

Ellen looked at the calendar on the wall, counting the hours. 72 hours until the most dangerous performance of her life began. 72 hours until…

If he stopped and denied being this Ned, she might call for authorities to verify his identity. If Ellen tried to intervene, Ellen had reached…