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A Woman to Know: Margaret Garner

A Woman to Know: Margaret Garner

In her deep maternal love she felt the impulse to send her back to God. — Lucy Stone

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In her deep maternal love she felt the impulse to send her back to God. — Lucy Stone

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What many people don't know about Toni Morrison’s classic Beloved: a true story inspired the novel.

In 1856, Margaret Garner and her family followed the Underground Railroad from a plantation in Kentucky to Cincinnati, where they hoped to s…

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