a thriller of a tale – in 24 words
CHARLES GILBERT, Fleeing from Davis, a Negro Trader–Secreted under a Hotel–Up a Tree–Under a Floor–In a Thicket–On a Steamer.
[Story/chapter synopsis from William Still’s “Underground Railroad”.]
CHARLES GILBERT, Fleeing from Davis, a Negro Trader–Secreted under a Hotel–Up a Tree–Under a Floor–In a Thicket–On a Steamer.
[Story/chapter synopsis from William Still’s “Underground Railroad”.]
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The other day I was reading a post over at the Field Negro’s site that primarily dealt with Black conservatives, but also, somewhere in there, talked about the name he uses as his handle and also as his blog’s name – Field Negro.
Not surprisingly, there has been a bit of controversy over the name from [...]
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