Forbidden fruit : love stories from the Underground Railroad
Contributor: Free, , Kevin R.
, Snow, Cherene
, Early, Michael
, Drayton, Bernadette
, Cooper-Davis, Lizzy
, Miller, Yusef
Summary: Despite the risks, some American slaves partook of the "forbidden fruit" of marriage. And when the dreaded separation inevitably occurred, slave spouses deeply felt a sorrowful anguish and sometimes made Herculean efforts to re-unite. DeRamus recounts these tales of soul mates who braved bloodhounds, bounty hunters, and bullets to preserve their vows of love.
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 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.
Original Publisher: Prince Frederick, Md.
, [Prince Frederick, Md.]
, Recorded Books
, [Distributed by] OneClick Digital
Language(s): English
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Abstract
Despite the risks, some American slaves partook of the "forbidden fruit" of marriage. And when the dreaded separation inevitably occurred, slave spouses deeply felt a sorrowful anguish and sometimes made Herculean efforts to re-unite. DeRamus recounts these tales of soul mates who braved bloodhounds, bounty hunters, and bullets to preserve their vows of love.
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[Distributed by] OneClick Digital
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