Independence, for Some
“In 1775, the population in America was 2.5 million. About one-fifth of all Americans were black, and nearly all of them were slaves living in the [...]
From “Harriet Tubman, Conductor on the Underground Railroad,” by Ann Petry
“...Two days later, a slave working beside Harriet in the fields motioned to her. She bent toward him, listening. He said the water boy had [...]
