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Marissa asked this question about The Underground Railroad:
Why was Ridgeway so obsessed with Cora? And did the notice mean about Cora's "legal but not rightful" owner and that she essentially wasn't a slave?
Melissa Coates Ridgeway was obsessed with Cora because her mother had also escaped and he was unable to track her down. That particular notice wasn't meant as a lite…moreRidgeway was obsessed with Cora because her mother had also escaped and he was unable to track her down. That particular notice wasn't meant as a literal notice. Cora was a slave according to the laws of men (legal), but not by the laws of nature (rightful).(less)
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The Underground Railroad
by Colson Whitehead (Goodreads Author)
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