underground to canda(chapter 1)

  • The land has no more life to raisetobacco,or cotton,or any other crops.

    Masters in Virginia had used the land until it bled and died.They had no crops for sale these days,so they were selling salves.
  • Old John heard that a slave trader, from the South will be coming into their town

    Old john and the other salves at the Hensen plantation knew about the buying of Virginia slaves.
  • Julily and Mammy Sally heard about the slave trader coming.

    "Oh Lord" she said, "we is needin' your protection now."
  • Mammy Sally told Jullily about Canda

    Canda don't allow no slavery there.