That no system of oppression, no matter how powerful, no matter how deeply embedded in law and custom and violence, is truly unbreakable. That people…
Boston would offer more safety than Philadelphia. And eventually, even Boston wouldn’t be enough, and they would have to flee again. This time across an…
One step, another, down the aisle toward the door, out onto the platform, where the December air bit at exposed skin, and the eyes of…
Fill his head with notions. Don’t let him out of your sight. These abolitionists are quite cunning. Ellen opened her eyes and looked directly at…
They were moving. But the officer’s hesitation, his questions about documentation had revealed a weakness in the plan. The further north they traveled, the more…
A man who had seen her serve tea, clear plates, move quietly through rooms as if her thoughts did not exist. He glanced briefly in…
His detailed knowledge of each crime, however, demonstrated that he understood the nature and consequences of his actions, even if his motivations were rooted in…
His case had been classified as an accidental death after searchers found no trace of him despite extensive efforts. The digital camera contained partially corrupted…

In March of 2018, 34year-old software engineer David Kellerman packed his hiking gear for what he called his annual reset trip. He had been making…
They came back not as fugitives but as free citizens protected by the same constitution that had once defined them as property. But America had…




