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"Madison Washington was a slave, a runaway slave, that is. He had tried to runaway but his master had caught him and given him forty lashes. As he is in a deep mood of sorrow, he talks to himself in the woods and makes a moving and touching speech. A nearby white man, who is going up to Ohio, hears him, and from then on, vows to be an abolitionist.
Five years later, the man, Mr. Listwell, and his wife were sitting in their living room at the dead of night when a knock came on their door. They opened the door to find the fugitive slave. Mr. Listwell cries out, saying that he would do everything he could to help free the slave. The slave never saw Mr. Listwell before and is alarmed but soon his doubts are gone as Mr. Listwell tells him his story. After resting for a couple of days, Madison goes onto the North, to Canada, so that he could find his freedom. Will he find his freedom? Or will he be caught?
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alisa, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- 19th century
Political/social activism
Yes
Plotlet:
- slavery
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- slave
Age:
- 40's-50's
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Main Adversary
Identity:
- society
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 2 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- Midwest
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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