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.