Harry Bennett Branch Book Discussion via Zoom: The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

Cora, a young slave on a Georgia cotton plantation, escapes with Caesar, a fellow slave, after he convinces her to flee on the literal Underground Railroad, a network of secret tracks and tunnels beneath the South. As she journeys through different states, Cora encounters various terrifying and surreal versions of her world, each stop revealing the brutal realities of slavery. Whitehead’s novel not only tells the gripping story of one woman’s struggle for freedom but also reflects on the larger history of America’s brutal past and its unfulfilled promises.

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