{"product_id":"forbidden-fruit-love-stories-from-the-underground-railroad-paperback","title":"Forbidden Fruit: Love Stories from the Underground Railroad - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBetty DeRamus\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eForbidden Fruit\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of fascinating, largely untold tales of ordinary men and women who faced mobs, bloodhounds, bounty hunters, and bullets to be together -- and defy a system that categorized blacks not only as servants, but as property. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Here you'll meet, among other extraordinary characters, a fugitive slave from Virginia who spends seventeen years searching for his wife. A Georgia slave couple that sails for England with federal troops trailing behind. A white woman who falls in love with her deceased husband's slave. A young slave girl who is delivered to her fianc inside a wooden chest. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Acclaimed journalist Betty DeRamus gleaned these anecdotes from descendants of runaway slave couples, unpublished memoirs, Civil War records, census data, magazines, and dozens of previously untapped sources. This is a book about people pursuing love and achievement in a time of hate and severely limited opportunities. Though not all of the stories in \u003ci\u003eForbidden Fruit\u003c\/i\u003e end in triumph, they all celebrate hope, passion, courage, and triumph of the human spirit.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA veteran and award-winning journalist, Betty DeRamus was the jury's pick and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 1993. She has been awarded a Michigan Press Association Award, as well as a Deems Taylor award for a profile of Roberta Flack published in \u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e. DeRamus was one of an international group of select journalists who toured Central African refugee camps under the auspices of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and one of a small group of journalists outside Verster prison in 1990 when Nelson Mandela finally left his cell. She has written about African American history for \u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLIFE\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNorth Star Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBlack World\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a former commentator for \u003ci\u003eThe Detroit News\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Detroit Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Michigan Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eBritish Broadcasting Company\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 27, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761468178720,"sku":"9780743482646","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c02f265dd107e368dd606043b195f25b.webp?v=1780208342","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/forbidden-fruit-love-stories-from-the-underground-railroad-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}