Jack told Ginny and Molly what happened in school yesterday with master spewing out his poison about the darkies. They were not surprised. Jack said he wanted to do a report on slavery and said he was thinking of telling the story to the class about the runaway we were hiding.
"Are you crazy boy? Don't you dare!" Molly said. "Wait here. I'll be back in a jiff!"
We attended to Molly's stall while she went to get something. When she returned, she gave Jack a little hand-made book that she said was part of an escaped Negro's story about being a slave and made us promise never to reveal where we got it.
"I'll just say I found it on the road," said Jack, "if ever I have to defend my havin' it."
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Jack: Book One in the Trilogy, the Battle Begins
Teen FictionIn Book 1, Jack conspires with friend Jeremy to undermine their racist, secessionist teacher's efforts to poison his students' minds with his benefits-of-slavery lectures. Will the students buy into it? Not if Jack has any say. The book is dedicated...
