Underground railroad and the materials presented in this booklet. About this book cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in georgia. Her first book, redfield farm was the story of the underground railroad in bedford. For ann and jesse redfield, quaker brother and sister, their hatred. The author brings a deep understanding of the details of the underground railroad which lend authenticity and truth to this tale of a life welllived and a love wellfounded. The central departure from history is the novels conceit that the underground railroad was an actual system of subterranean tracks and tunnels spanning the southern states. Reading guide for the underground railroad by colson whitehead. The underground railroad tells a disturbingly real story. John henry days, which won the young lions fiction award, the anisfieldwolf book award, and was a finalist for the pulitzer prize. Coreys underground railroad diary, book two what was the underground railroad. A novel of the underground railroad judith redline coopey i love books. The underground railroad pulitzer prize winner by colson. Waiting for someone to get caught, love, desire, hope and conviction. Jesse is a conductor on the underground railroad, and ann.
We see that freedom is a perspective that changes with the person and the time. A novel of the underground railroad from the worlds largest community of readers. Redfield farm is a tale of compassion, dedication and love, steeped in the details of another time, but resonant with implications for todays world. Ann redfield is destined to follow her brother jesse through life two years behind him all the way. Ive also written a book of essays about my home town, the. A novel of the underground railroad judith redline coopey i. The first time caesar approached cora about running north, she said no. Ebooks pdf, chef d oeuvre, human nature, reading, words, fictional. Life is hell for all the slaves, but especially bad for cora. Please put your comments for the underground railroad book club discussion questions in the comment area below discussion questions. Coras harrowing journey northward, pursued by notorious slave catcher ridgeway, provides the focus of colson whiteheads new novel underground railroad doubleday. The questions, discussion topics, and suggestions for further reading that follow are designed to enhance your groups discussion of the underground railroad, a triumph of a novel by colson whitehead.
Quakers filled with a conviction as hard as pennsylvania limestone that slavery is an abomination to be resisted with any means available, the redfield brother and sister lie, sneak, masquerade. The underground railroad, by contrast, was personal. Jesse is a conductor on the underground railroad, and ann follows him there as well. But whitehead, whose eclectic body of work encompasses novels zone one, 2011, etc. The underground railroads stations, located underneath. Available on kindle ebook and can be read on any device with the free kindle. Excerpt from the underground railroad by colson whitehead. I admired ann redfield, so much strength and selflessness.
About this guide the questions, discussion topics, and suggestions for further reading that follow are designed to enhance your groups discussion of. New novel takes the underground railroad beyond the metaphor nprs scott simon speaks with colson whitehead about his new book, the underground railroad, in which slaves ride a a real railroad. Underground railroad traces the terrible wounds of. Redfield farm explores the paradox between peoples professed beliefs and their actions. I really knew very little about the underground railroad but this book really opened my eyes to all the danger these people put themselves in to help free others. For ann and jesse redfield, quaker brother and sister, their hatred of slavery is as. The drinking gourd underground railroad i can read books, brain based. Cora, meanwhile, is being courted by royal, who shows her a nearby underground railroad station. The events thereafter are a flight through the slaveholding south, powered by locomotives through an elaborate network of rail tunnels. After carefully reading through the information, test your knowledge of the underground railroad.
A novel of the underground railroad judith redline coopey redfield farm. Submit advertising in pdf, jpg, tiff or gif format or text. How does the depiction of slavery in the underground railroad compare to other depictions in literature and film the scenes on randalls plantation are horrifichow did the writing affect you as a reader. The underground railroad, the latest selection of oprah winfreys book club, chronicles the life of a teenage slave named cora, who flees the georgia plantation where she was born, risking. Colson whitehead cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in georgia. I cant even put into words how wonderful this book is. Judith redline coopey festival of books in the alleghenies. Found on the pacific crest trail oprahs book club 2. A novel of the underground railroad judith redline coopey i love books great books books to read my books teen books reading lists book lists reading nooks underground railroad more information.
Buy a cheap copy of redfield farm book by judith redline coopey. The farm is run by john valentine, a whitepassing freeborn black man, and his wife, gloria. This train conveys cora, caesar, and other escapees first to a south carolina also. The intuitionist, a finalist for the penhemingway award. Redfield farm kindle edition by judith redline coopey. The underground railroad is an example of a neoslave narrative, a term coined by ishmael reed that refers to a work of literature written in the contemporary era that is set during the slavery era and tells the story from the perspective of enslaved characters. The underground railroad, published in 2016, is the sixth novel by american author colson whitehead the alternate history novel tells the story of cora and caesar, two slaves in the southeastern united states during the 19th century, who make a bid for freedom from their georgia plantations by following the underground railroad, which the novel depicts as. When caesar, a recent arrival from virginia, tells her about the underground railroad, they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape. She makes the hardest decision of her life after that, but still continues the fight and helps with the underground railroad. A novel of the underground railroad by judith redline coopey 2010, paperback. In north carolina, institutions like doctors offices and museums that were supposed to help black uplift were corrupt and unethical. The underground railroad records is an 1872 book by william still, who is known as the father of the underground railroad. This book was well written and plan to check out some of judith redline coopey other historical novel books. Other examples of neoslave narratives include octavia butlers kindred, toni morrisons beloved, marlon james the book.
The author brings a deep understanding of the intricacies of the underground railroad, lending authenticity and truth to this tale of a life welllived and a love wellfounded. The underground railroad book club discussion questions. Colson whiteheads new novel, the underground railroad. Additional gift options are available when buying one ebook at a time. A novel of the underground railroad coopey, judith redline. Festival map side 1 click to download a pdf of the festival map side 1. Redfield farm by judith redline coopey jesse died today. The perilous lure of the underground railroad the new yorker. Underground railroad traces the terrible wounds of slavery the underground railroad is a literal train running underground in colson whiteheads new novel, which follows escaped slave cora. I could not put it down and felt so many emotions while reading it. The underground railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses established in the united states during the earlytomid 19th century, and used by africanamerican slaves to escape into free states and canada with the aid of abolitionists and allies who were sympathetic to their cause.
Coras grandmother had never seen the ocean before that bright afternoon in the port of ouidah and. From lost to found on the pacific crest trail oprahs book club 2. The term is also applied to the abolitionists, both black and. A novel of the underground railroad by judith redline coopey.
Whitehead threads the notion of the underground railroad as an actual rail line ingeniously through this otherwise realistic and often. Awakening to your lifes purpose oprahs book club, selection 61 my america. Visitors often come to the farm, including abolitionists, musicians, and poets. This story provides insight into the underground railroad and those who risked their lives fighting the injustice of slavery in the midtolate 1800s.