Journey to a Promised Land: a Story of the Exodusters by Allison Lassieur

Author:Allison Lassieur
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / United States / 19th Century / People & Places / United States / African American / Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism
Publisher: North Star Editions
Published: 2019-01-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Hattie froze. It felt like someone had poured a bucket of water on her head.

“P-P-Please don’t kill me,” she stuttered.

“Who in tarnation is that?” The voice was surprised, but still angry. “Come out and show yourself.”

It took everything Hattie had to take that step, then another. Rough hands grabbed the scruff of her neck and dragged her outside.

“Why, you’s nothing but a child! What are you doing in my barn?”

It was too dark to see much about the woman other than she was tall. And she was white. She gripped that pitchfork like she was itching to use it.

“I—I—I—” Hattie’s arms trembled so badly that the eggs rolled out onto the ground with a splat.

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