Hazel Tibbs Hill

My Brother's Cry Hazel Tibbs Hill

The full force of the Civil War hasn't yet reached Fremont, Missouri, but it's coming. Slaveholders know that they need slaves to make a living. Abolitionists know that it's morally wrong to buy, sell, and enslave human beings. Runaway slaves and the Underground Railroad complicate things and bring conflict between slave owners and Abolitionists: even in Missouri. To their owners, slaves in Missouri are still property, just as animals are. Many people think differently. A slave auction is a life-changing event for Amanda Leah, who has strong anti-slavery feelings. The ferocity of a civil war battle and its aftermath is a life-changing event for Eli, a slave owner from Virginia. When will it all end? As Wyley, a house slave, says: "When de day o' mercy come." And that day does come...in different ways for different people.