"Slave couples who ran away together, a white woman who escaped with her slaves and an Underground railroad that sometimes ran in reverse."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-257) and index.
Contents
Book I, The Rebels. Love in a time of hate -- A love worth waiting for -- Special delivery package -- Man who couldn't grow a beard -- Even a blind horse knows the way -- Slave who knew his name -- Footprints in the snow -- Chased by wolves -- Woman on John Little's back -- Angeline's blues -- Book II, Crossing the color line. Suspicious lynchings -- Passing for white -- Passing for black -- Mixed marriages in deadly times : a chronology -- Hound dogs hate red pepper -- Schoolteacher had to duck dead cats -- Book III, Free at last. Guns and pickles.