A Slave No More

In A Slave No More, historian David W. Blight uncovers the rare first-person narratives of two escaped slaves, Wallace Turnage and John Washington, who both sought freedom amid the chaos of the Civil War. Although they never met, their gripping stories of escape from Alabama and Virginia reveal their resilience and determination to build new lives in the North. Utilizing a wealth of genealogical material, Blight reconstructs their backgrounds and journeys, illustrating their experiences as ordinary men who contribute significantly to the American narrative.