The Freedman’s Bride

In 1866 Alabama, a newly freed man building a school for Black children falls for a white abolitionist teacher. Their love defies the violent backlash of Reconstruction and the ghosts of war.

Premise

In 1866 Alabama, a newly freed man building a school for Black children falls for a white abolitionist teacher. Their love defies the violent backlash of Reconstruction and the ghosts of war.

Summary

Learning that a new life can be forged from what remains of the old.