The Underground Railroad. A Novel

TitleThe Underground Railroad. A Novel
Year for Search2016
AuthorsWhitehead, Colson(b. 1969)
Date Published2016
PublisherDoubleday
Place PublishedNew York
KeywordsAfrican American author, Male author
Annotation

Most of the novel is concerned with the horrors of slavery and attempts by slaves to escape including by, in the novel, a literal underground railroad. The novel also includes a section, “Indiana” (237-67) set in part on Valentine Farm, an intentional community that is a safe space for escaping slaves. 

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African American author (b. 1969) 

Full Text

2016 Whitehead, Colson (b. 1969). The Underground Railroad. A Novel. New York: Doubleday. PSt

Most of the novel is concerned with the horrors of slavery and attempts by slaves to escape including by, in the novel, a literal underground railroad. The novel also includes a section, “Indiana” (237-67) set in part on Valentine Farm, an intentional community that is a safe space for escaping slaves. African American author.