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The Underground Railroad

Cover of The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead

This Pulitzer and National Book Award-winning novel follows the route of Cora and Caesar, two slaves who escape a brutal plantation via the Underground Railroad.  But in this surreal world, the railroad is a literal track underground, and Cora and Caesar must follow a harrowing route through multiple states just ahead of a cruel slave catcher in search of real freedom. 

Author category: 
BIPOC Author
Black Author
Date of publication: 
2016