Overground Railroad is, as Lesa notes, a story of people who were running from and running to at the same time, and it's a story that will stay with readers long after the final pages.

James Ransome's mixed-media illustrations are full of bold color and texture, bringing Ruth Ellen's journey to life, from sprawling cotton fields to cramped train cars, the wary glances of other passengers and the dark forest through which Frederick Douglass traveled towards freedom. Her critically acclaimed book explores the historical role and residual impact of the Green Book, a travel guide Black. As they travel, Ruth Ellen reads from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, reflecting on how her journey mirrors her own- until finally the train arrives at its last stop, New York's Penn Station, and the family heads out into a night filled with bright lights, glimmering stars, and new possiblity. Join award-winning author, photographer, and cultural documentarian Candacy Taylor for an evening discussion on her book, Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America at the History Center.

Each leg of the trip brings new revelations as scenes out the window of folks working in fields give way to the Delaware River, the curtain that separates the colored car is removed, and glimpses of the freedom and opportunity the family hopes to find come into view. Stop by stop, the perceptive young narrator tells her journey in poems, leaving behind the cotton fields and distant Blue Ridge mountains. Climbing aboard the New York bound Silver Meteor train, Ruth Ellen embarks upon a journey toward a new life up North- one she can't begin to imagine. A window into a child's experience of the Great Migration from the award-winning creators of Before She Was Harriet and Finding Langston. Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America Audio CD Unabridged, Maby Candacy Taylor(Author) 4.7 out of 5 stars321 ratings Editors pickBest History See all formats and editions Sorry, there was a problem loading this page.

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