The Cost of Freedom

Authors Rickey Fayne and Nathan Harris examine the cost of freedom during American chattel slavery. In The Devil Three Times, Yetunde strikes a bargain with the devil and makes a generational sacrifice to endure the promised hell of the South. In Amity, an emancipated brother and sister struggle to preserve their freedom while traveling from New Orleans across the Mexican border as outside forces attempt to reinstate their bondage. This conversation offers a sobering reflection on slavery, survival, and the meaning of being Black and free in America.