2017 January/February Issue
A South Carolina Vacation Leads to Self-Discovery
By Lashawnda K. Becoats
I love to read but never thought a book about slavery would lead me on an unexpected journey of self-discovery.
It all started after I began reading Colson Whitehead’s “The Underground Railroad”. The book chronicles the journey of a young slave girl named Cora, who escapes from her plantation in Georgia onto a real train that runs underground through the South towards freedom.…
