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William Still and His Freedom Stories: The Father of the Underground Railroad by Don Tate

March 26, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Who was William Still? One of the most important people who helped run The Underground Railroad and I would wager few know his name. As the book William Still and His Freedom Stories: The Father of the Underground Railroad will point out, several people of color were involved in the everyday workings of the Railroad, few are still known. And Don Tate authors and illustrates one man’s journey. The youngest of his siblings, some left behind in slavery when their parents escaped, Still always wanted […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: American Civil War, anti-slavery, civil war, Don Tate, Fugitive slaves, Philadelphia, pre-Civil War, William Still

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:123 · Genres: Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: American Civil War, anti-slavery, civil war, Don Tate, Fugitive slaves, Philadelphia, pre-Civil War, William Still ·
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A Civil War romance with spying and plenty of danger

August 10, 2017 by Malin Leave a Comment

From Goodreads: Elle Burns is a former slave with a passion for justice and an eidetic memory. Trading in her life of freedom in Massachusetts, she returns to the indignity of slavery in the South – to spy for the Union Army.  Malcolm McCall is a detective for Pinkerton’s Secret Service. Subterfuge is his calling, but he’s facing his deadliest mission yet – risking his life to infiltrate a Rebel enclave in Virginia. Two undercover agents who share a common cause – and an undeniable […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: Alyssa Cole, American Civil War, An Extraordinary Union, anti-slavery, cbr9, historical romance, the loyal league

Malin's CBR9 Review No:73 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: Alyssa Cole, American Civil War, An Extraordinary Union, anti-slavery, cbr9, historical romance, the loyal league ·
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Another historical romance, with the Underground Railroad

July 15, 2014 by Malin 4 Comments

4.5 stars Hester Wyatt was born as a slave, because her father, originally a free man, sold himself into slavery to be with her mother. When she was born, her mother severed part of her finger to make her more easy to identify, and Hester was found and taken in by her aunt Katherine, who taught her to read and write and raised her as her own. Now she lives in her dead aunt’s house, a valuable member of Michigan’s Underground Railroad. One night, she’s […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: #CBR6, 19th Century America, anti-slavery, Beverly Jenkins, historical romance, Indigo, Malin, Mrs. Julien, Underground Railroad

Malin's CBR6 Review No:71 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: #CBR6, 19th Century America, anti-slavery, Beverly Jenkins, historical romance, Indigo, Malin, Mrs. Julien, Underground Railroad ·
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