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The painful, cutting and brilliant letters Black people wrote to their former enslavers

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These letters from Black Americans to the people who once controlled their lives show a desire for freedom and a desperate longing to be reunited with their families. By Gillian…

March 16, 2022

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The Eli Jackson Methodist Church and cemetery, located on a ranch once operated by Nathaniel and Matilda Jackson, who are believed to have helped slaves escape to Mexico, San Juan, Texas, 2019

When the Enslaved Fled to Mexico

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A new book tells the forgotten story of fugitive slaves who found freedom south of the border. David S. Reynolds, The New York Review There has long been a fascination…

June 1, 2021

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“The Underground Railroad” attempts to upend viewers’ notions of what it meant to be enslaved

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By William Nash — Speaking on NPR’s Fresh Air, Barry Jenkins, the director of “The Underground Railroad,” noted that “before making this show … I would have said I’m the…

May 25, 2021

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The painful, cutting and brilliant letters Black people wrote to their former enslavers

When the Enslaved Fled to Mexico

“The Underground Railroad” attempts to upend viewers’ notions of what it meant to be enslaved

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