Cora has grown up in slavery,been torn from her mother's side and gone through more torment at the hands of the white masters so it is no wonder that she is eager and hesitant at the same time at the thought of freedom. With the help of Caesar, Cora takes a chance and they run to the underground railroad. This begins the long road towards what seems like the unattainable - freedom. At every stop on this journey she will be tested and have the prospect of freedom ripped from her hands. The author gives us a glimpse not just of the brutality suffered by those in chains but also the fate of those that helped the slaves escape, the misguided who held out the carrot of freedom but still wanted something from them and those that made a living by dragging them back into slavery. The perfect read now that the big anniversary of "Roots" and the new tv miniseries is airing. Cora does not sit and let freedom be taken away but instead showed exceptional courage in fighting for what we accept without thought. Even when the former slaves are told they are free it was often just a word. As long as there was a price for your return or someone who did not believe in that freedom was out there, you were always on the run.
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