The Long Walk to Freedom: Runaway Slave Narratives
"This book is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the historical reality of the slave experiences. Carbado and Weise have diligently selected narratives that will challenge readers' presumptions and cut against the mythology that slaves were passive, that mostly men (and not women) ran away, that slaves typically ran North (not South), and that gender and racial passing were rare occurrences. A landmark achievement,The Long Walk to Freedomallows fugitive slaves to speak for themselves—on their own terms and in their own voices."—Dr. Mary Frances Berry, Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought and professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania “The editors step aside and let these remarkable men and women tell their own stories.”—Kirkus Reviews"Readers will learn more about slavery in the American South from these autobiographical accounts than they could from any textbook."–Wall Street Journal