
Lalita Tademy’s CANE RIVER was the true story of her mother’s family’s experience of slavery and the American Civil War. Now, in RED RIVER, she takes readers on a new epic journey: that of her father’s family, whose experiences were more dramatic and painful still.
From Sam Tademy, the son of a runaway slave, and his fiercely strong wife Polly, to the father and son who witness unspeakable crimes, it is an unforgettably moving and intimate novel of true lives; lives of almost unendurable suffering, courage and hope.
1. Discussion questions
2. Read the first chapter
3. Find out more about Lalita Tademy
4. Buy the book
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