They presented themselves not as victims to be pied, but as strategists who had defeated a supposedly unbeatable system. This was dangerous to slavery’s defenders…
“The carriage is waiting. ” Ellen rose and began the transformation one last time. The bandages, the sling, the glasses, the top hat. Each piece…
And somewhere ahead, beyond one more day of travel, beyond one more impossible performance, lay the border between slavery and freedom, a line drawn on…
Ellen nodded, removing the glasses with shaking hands. “Charleston knows what to look for. They’re trained to catch people like us. ” “The harbor master…
What neither of them could know yet was that Savannah would demand even more. The city was a port, a gateway where ships arrived from…
Every hotel would require a signature. Every checkpoint might demand written documentation. The sling would excuse her from putting pen to paper. One small piece…
The contrast between Jesus’s response to his persecutors and my own response to perceived slights was overwhelming. Where I had chosen hatred and revenge, he…

Pay attention to the man with a crowbar approaching the church. His name is Labib. He just helped destroy church with Iran supporters. Then he…
This was why slave catchers came to Boston armed with federal warrants. Ellen and William were not just two people who had escaped. They were…
Only a handful of passengers waited for the early train to Philadelphia. Laborers heading north for work. A merchant with sample cases. A elderly couple…




