Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-215).
Contents
The way of the Cherokees -- Rose Dawn is enslaved -- Malindy becomes a house slave and is sold -- Life in the big house -- Malindy meets old free Charlie Wilson -- Prayer meetings at the Grape Arbor -- Slave motherhood : Malindy feels the lash -- Sold on the auction block -- Malindy's son George defies slavery -- The nation becomes divided -- Free, free at last.