The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead · 2016 · Novel
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It reimagines a historical institution to explore the psychological and physical trauma of slavery and its enduring impact on individual and collective identity.
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The novel follows Cora, an enslaved woman in the antebellum South, as she escapes a Georgia plantation via a literal underground railroad. It depicts her journey through various states, each presenting a different vision of American racism.
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