Black History

12 personal essays brimming with equal parts hope and fury, joy and pain.

12 personal essays brimming with equal parts hope and fury, joy and pain.

Be Free or Die chronicles the extraordinary achievements of Robert Smalls, who escaped slavery, became a Union officer and served in the House of Representatives.

Be Free or Die chronicles the extraordinary achievements of Robert Smalls, who escaped slavery, became a Union officer and served in the House of Representatives.

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