DELRAY BEACH -- Slaves learned a mnemonic, or memory-jogging story, to guide them in their quest for freedom, according to Ozella McDaniel Williams. Her oral history was recorded by Jacqueline Tobin ...
Fact, fiction, folklore, or a bit of all three: Did runaway slaves seek clues in the patterns of handmade quilts, strategically placed by members of the Underground Railroad? This ongoing debate ...